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Draft letter, from Sir John Herschel to D. Francois J. Arago, dated at Slough

Reference number: HS/1/362

Date: 25 June 1839

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Draft letter. Regarding L. J. M. Daguerre's photographic experiments.

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HS/1/362
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25 June 1839
Page extent
2 pages
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Manuscript

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John Frederick William Herschel

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John Frederick William Herschel, Draft letter, from Sir John Herschel to D. Francois J. Arago, dated at Slough, 25 June 1839, HS/1/362, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_1_362/draft-letter-from-sir-john-herschel-to-d-francois-j-arago-dated-at-slough, accessed on 18 February 2026

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