Letter, from Jean F. A. Gambart to Sir John Herschel, dated at Marseilles
Reference number: HS/8/40
Date: 15 August 1826
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Autograph letter signed by sender. Observed this morning, for the first time, a comet. Gives readings.
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- HS/8/40
- Earliest possible date
- 15 August 1826
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- 2 pages
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- Manuscript
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Jean-Felix Adolphe Gambart, Letter, from Jean F. A. Gambart to Sir John Herschel, dated at Marseilles, 15 August 1826, HS/8/40, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_8_40/letter-from-jean-f-a-gambart-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-marseilles, accessed on 14 March 2026
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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 8 Galbraith-J Grahame
1810-1870 Reference number: HS/8
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John Frederick William Herschel
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