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L679

From:
André-Marie Ampère
To:
?
Date:
3 décembre 1824
Source of text:
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Summary:

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Contributor:
La Correspondance d’André-Marie Ampère

Herschel13550

From:
John Lee
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[3 December 1824]
Source of text:
TxU:H/MW-0246.1; Reel 15
Summary:

Invites JH to join JL in viewing William Tassie's nearly complete wax model of bust of William Herschel at Leicester Square.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

LINNEAN782

From:
Samuel Goodenough
To:
Sir James Edward Smith
Date:
3 Dec 1824
Source of text:
GB-110/JES/COR/12/93, The Linnean Society of London
Summary:

Royal Society Copley Medal awarded to Dr [John] Brinkley [(c 1763-1835), astronomer], the opponent of [John] Pond [(1767-1836), astronomer] as to the parallax of fixed stars. They [the Royal Society] cannot be accused of "any partiality to either of these great astronomers" though wishes that Pond's theory was right.

Contributor:
The Linnean Society of London

Herschel8450

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
James South
Date:
[3 December 1824]
Source of text:
RS:HS 16.430 (C: 20.192)
Summary:

Will be pleased to correct the proof copy of JS's paper on double stars. Mentions Charles Babbage and Edward Troughton.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
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