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Letter, from Jacques Babinet to Sir John Herschel, dated at Paris

Reference number: HS/3/1

Date: 25 August 1832

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Autograph letter signed by sender. Introduces Mr. A. Perrey. Remarks on tourmaline. Astronomical matters.

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HS/3/1
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25 August 1832
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3 pages
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Manuscript

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Jacques Babinet

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Jacques Babinet, Letter, from Jacques Babinet to Sir John Herschel, dated at Paris, 25 August 1832, HS/3/1, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_3_1/letter-from-jacques-babinet-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-paris, accessed on 14 August 2026

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