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RefNoHS/19/202
LevelItem
TitleLetter, from Jacques Babinet to Sir John Herschel, dated at Rue Servandoni N. 15, Paris
CreatorBabinet; Jacques (1794–1872); French physicist; meteorologist
Date22 February 1862
DescriptionAutograph letter signed by sender, with diagrams. Describes procedures, apparatus, and calculations for determining the static gravity of the earth. Thanks John Frederick William Herschel for some of his writings, and comments that John Frederick William Herschel, like Newton, has discovered the mind of the Creator and passed this on to humanity.
LanguageFrench
Extent3pp
FormatManuscript
Place originRue Servandoni N. 15, Paris
AccessStatusOpen
URLDescriptionAlso available on Epsilon
URLhttps://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel8381
Fellows associated with this archive
CodePersonNameDates
NA8238Herschel; Sir; John Frederick William (1792 - 1871); astronomer1792 - 1871
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