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Autograph letter signed by sender. Announcing that John Frederick William Herschel and James South have been awarded the J. J. Lalande prize for their Double and Triple Stars.

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HS/7/345
Earliest possible date
13 June 1835
Page extent
1 page
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Manuscript

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Jean Baptiste Joseph Fourier

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Jean Baptiste Joseph Fourier, Letter, from J. B. J. Fourier to JH and James South, dated at Paris, 13 June 1835, HS/7/345, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_7_345/letter-from-j-b-j-fourier-to-jh-and-james-south-dated-at-paris, accessed on 21 April 2025

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