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Letter, from Jean Baptiste Biot to Sir John Herschel, dated at Paris

Reference number: HS/4/91

Date: 20 June 1836

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Autograph letter signed by sender. Discussion of his latest experiments on polarization.

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HS/4/91
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20 June 1836
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3 pages
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Manuscript
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Jean Baptiste Biot

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Jean Baptiste Biot, Letter, from Jean Baptiste Biot to Sir John Herschel, dated at Paris, 20 June 1836, HS/4/91, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_4_91/letter-from-jean-baptiste-biot-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-paris, accessed on 19 May 2026

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