Letter, from Alfred Gautier to Sir John Herschel, dated at Geneva
Reference number: HS/8/85
Date: 18 March 1842

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Autograph letter signed by sender. Regarding the publication of his own observations on Halley's Comet; comments on these. [L. F.] Wartmann was very pleased with the results of his recent visit to England. Has been occupied with political problems. Looks forward to seeing the completion of John Frederick William Herschel's Cape observations.
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- HS/8/85
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- 18 March 1842
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- 4 pages
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- Manuscript
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Jean-Alfred Gautier, Letter, from Alfred Gautier to Sir John Herschel, dated at Geneva, 18 March 1842, HS/8/85, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_8_85/letter-from-alfred-gautier-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-geneva, accessed on 21 June 2025
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Correspondence of Sir John Frederick William Herschel
1812-1870 Creator: Sir; 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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