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RefNoHS/22/18
LevelItem
TitleCopy of draft letter, from Sir John Herschel to D. François J. Arago, dated at Slough
RecipientDominique Francois Jean Arago
Date25 June 1839
DescriptionCopy of draft letter, copied as part of the correspondence project led by Colonel John Herschel FRS following the death of his father. Regarding L. J. M. Daguerre's photographic experiments.
LanguageEnglish
Extent2pp
FormatManuscript
Place originSlough, Berkshire
Origin coordinates51.5082, -0.5954
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AccessStatusOpen
RelatedMaterialHS/1/362
URLDescriptionAlso available on Epsilon
URLhttps://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel4979
Fellows associated with this archive
CodePersonNameDates
NA8238Herschel; Sir; John Frederick William (1792 - 1871); mathematician and astronomer1792 - 1871
NA2974Arago; Dominique Francois Jean (1786 - 1853); French mathematician and astronomer1786 - 1853
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