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Herschel7304

From:
Jean-Baptiste Delambre
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[6 May 1822]
Source of text:
RS:HS 6.483
Summary:

Has received the first book of the Memoirs of the Astronomical Society but had to pay duty on the packet.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel1844

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Jean-Baptiste Delambre
Date:
[22 May 1822]
Source of text:
WT 67390
Summary:

On behalf of the Astronomical Society, JH thanks JD for a copy of JD's Histoire de l'astronomie moderne. JH tells JD about an interesting Arabic manuscript relating to the history of astronomy at Cambridge University, which JH will have copied for JD. In a postscript dated 15 June, JH apologizes for problems encountered in shipping printed material to JD.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel7305

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Jean-Baptiste Delambre
Date:
[28 May 1822]
Source of text:
RS:HS 6.484 & 20.142
Summary:

Thanks him on behalf of the Astronomical Society for his Histoire de l'astronomie moderne. Gives details of a paper on Arabic manuscripts in the Cambridge Philosophical Transactions. Have D. F. J. Arago and J. N. Nicollet received his letter?

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John Herschel Project
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