Letter, from Alfred Gautier to Sir John Herschel, dated at Geneva
Reference number: HS/8/86
Date: 16 October 1842
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Autograph letter signed by sender. Shortly coming to England with daughter and Madame Gerlach. Gives family news. Mr. Muller has some observations for the Memoirs. Emile Plantamour has succeeded him at the Observatory. Met G. B. Airy and his wife on their journey to Turin. Has also conversed with J. D. Forbes.
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- HS/8/86
- Earliest possible date
- 16 October 1842
- Page extent
- 3 pages
- Format
- Manuscript
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Jean-Alfred Gautier
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Jean-Alfred Gautier, Letter, from Alfred Gautier to Sir John Herschel, dated at Geneva, 16 October 1842, HS/8/86, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_8_86/letter-from-alfred-gautier-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-geneva, accessed on 17 May 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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John Frederick William Herschel
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