Letter, from Jean Baptiste Biot to Sir John Herschel, dated at Paris
Reference number: HS/4/88
Date: 6 May 1820
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Autograph letter signed by sender. Has received his letter written in November a little late. Observations on refraction and allied subjects.
- Reference number
- HS/4/88
- Earliest possible date
- 6 May 1820
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- 3 pages
- Format
- Manuscript
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Jean Baptiste Biot, Letter, from Jean Baptiste Biot to Sir John Herschel, dated at Paris, 6 May 1820, HS/4/88, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_4_88/letter-from-jean-baptiste-biot-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-paris, accessed on 19 April 2026
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This item is part of:
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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 4 Beckedorff-Bullan
1817-1871 Reference number: HS/4
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Jean Baptiste Biot
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John Frederick William Herschel
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Dates: 1807 - 1875
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