Letter, from D. Francois J. Arago to Sir John Herschel, dated at Paris

Reference number: HS/1/364

Date: 22 November 1846

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Autograph letter signed by sender. Has forwarded John Frederick William Herschel's letter to U. J. J. Leverrier. Thanks that the time has come for an analysis of the work of William Herschel.

Reference number: HS/1/364
Earliest possible date: 22 November 1846
Page extent: 2 pages
Format: Manuscript
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Dominique Francois Jean Arago

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Dominique Francois Jean Arago, Dominque François Jean Arago, Letter, from D. Francois J. Arago to Sir John Herschel, dated at Paris, 22 November 1846, HS/1/364, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_1_364/letter-from-d-francois-j-arago-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-paris, accessed on 20 May 2026

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Correspondence of Sir John Frederick William Herschel
1812-1870 Creator: John Frederick William Herschel Reference number: HS
Correspondence of John Frederick William Herschel: volume 1 Abbe-Auwers
1819-1875 Reference number: HS/1

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Dates: 1807 - 1875

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