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  <dc:title>Letter from Friedrich Heinrich Alexander von Humboldt to Thomas Young, dated at Paris </dc:title>
  <dc:description>Autographed letter of introduction on behalf of [Jean Francois Dominique] Arago and [Joseph-Louis] Gay Lussac. Mentions how highly they regard Young's work on optics, particularly wave, polarisation, deviation of rays. Mentions how similar Arago's scientific method is to Young's.</dc:description>
  <dc:date>16 August 1816</dc:date>
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