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Letter, from [Heinrich Louis] d'Arrest to Sir John Herschel, dated at Leipsic

Reference number: HS/1/412

Date: 21 July 1848

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Autograph letter signed by sender. On various astronomical matters.

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HS/1/412
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21 July 1848
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1 page
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Manuscript

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Heinrich Louis d'Arrest

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Heinrich Louis d'Arrest, Letter, from [Heinrich Louis] d'Arrest to Sir John Herschel, dated at Leipsic, 21 July 1848, HS/1/412, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_1_412/letter-from-heinrich-louis-darrest-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-leipsic, accessed on 14 July 2026

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