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

Reference number: HS/6/482

Date: 1 June 1820

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Autograph letter signed by sender. Has received the rules of the Astronomical Society. Gives full details about himself.

Reference number
HS/6/482
Earliest possible date
1 June 1820
Page extent
2 pages
Format
Manuscript

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Jean Baptiste Joseph Delambre

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Jean Baptiste Joseph Delambre, Letter, from Jean-Baptiste Delambre to Sir John Herschel, dated at Paris, 1 June 1820, HS/6/482, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_6_482/letter-from-jean-baptiste-delambre-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-paris, accessed on 11 December 2024

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