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

Reference number: HS/4/211

Date: November 1855

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Autograph letter signed by sender. On telescopes and their fittings.

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HS/4/211
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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, November 1855, HS/4/211, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_4_211/letter-from-achille-brachet-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-paris, accessed on 17 July 2025

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