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DCP-LETT-7437

From:
Lambert Adolphe Jacques (Adolphe) Quetelet; Société Royale des Sciences, des Lettres, et des Beaux-arts de Belgique
To:
Charles Robert Darwin
Date:
11 Jan 1871
Source of text:
DAR 175: 13
Summary:

Sends diploma of election to the Royal Belgian Academy.

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project

Herschel2990

From:
Adolphe Quetelet
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[19 March 1871]
Source of text:
Académie belgique: #62
Summary:

Offers JH the first exemplar of AQ's work [Physique sociale]. Realizes no one will ever appreciate years of work that it has taken.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel2991

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Adolphe Quetelet
Date:
1871-3-21[?]
Source of text:
Académie belgique: #63
Summary:

Reiterates his congratulations to AQ for his work on statistics. Believes AQ will have many readers. Mentions that JH is now eighty years old.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel3111

From:
Adolphe Quetelet
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[14 July 1871]
Source of text:
RS:HS 14.276 (C: Académie belgique: #61)
Summary:

Thanks JH for accepting dedication. This has brought AQ utmost pleasure. Has dedicated few works. Expresses his esteem for JH's character and talent.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
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