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Letter, from Annibal de Gasparis to Sir John Herschel, dated at Naples

Reference number: HS/8/43

Date: 13 May 1850

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Autograph letter signed by sender. Announcing his discovery of a new planet. Gives readings.

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HS/8/43
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13 May 1850
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1 page
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Manuscript
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Annibale de Gasparis

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Annibale de Gasparis, Letter, from Annibal de Gasparis to Sir John Herschel, dated at Naples, 13 May 1850, HS/8/43, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_8_43/letter-from-annibal-de-gasparis-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-naples, accessed on 13 May 2025

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