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RefNoHS/13/412
LevelItem
TitleLetter, from Giovanni Antonio Amedeo Plana to [Francis] Baily, dated at Turin, Italy
CreatorPlana; Giovanni Antonio Amedeo (1781 - 1864)
Date16 August 1824
DescriptionAutograph letter signed by sender. Is pleased to hear he has named a member of the Astronomical Society. Is unable to send a memor at this time as he is currently occupied with a treatise on the moon. Carlini and Plana hope to publish the first volume before the end of the year, and would like to 'fix precise laws of this satellite of our globe'.
LanguageEnglish
Extent2pp
FormatManuscript
Place originTurin, Italy
AccessStatusOpen
Fellows associated with this archive
CodePersonNameDates
NA2505Plana; Giovanni Antonio Amedeo (1781 - 1864)1781 - 1864
NA6486Baily; Francis (1774 - 1844); astronomer1774 - 1844
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