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Letter, from Achille Brachet to Sir John Herschel, dated at Paris

Reference number: HS/4/210

Date: 8 November 1855

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Autograph letter signed by sender. Concerning telescopes and their fittings, and queries relative to them. Intends to publish a work on them.

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HS/4/210
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8 November 1855
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3 pages
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Manuscript

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Achille Brachet

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Achille Brachet, Letter, from Achille Brachet to Sir John Herschel, dated at Paris, 8 November 1855, HS/4/210, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_4_210/letter-from-achille-brachet-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-paris, accessed on 04 December 2024

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