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Letter, from Pierre L. Dulong to Sir John Herschel, dated at Paris

Reference number: HS/6/510

Date: 24 September 1832

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Autograph letter signed by sender. Acknowledging receipt of John Frederick William Herschel's book on double stars, which has been placed in the library.

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HS/6/510
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24 September 1832
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1 page
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Manuscript

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Pierre Louis Dulong

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Pierre Louis Dulong, Letter, from Pierre L. Dulong to Sir John Herschel, dated at Paris, 24 September 1832, HS/6/510, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_6_510/letter-from-pierre-l-dulong-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-paris, accessed on 15 May 2025

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