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Name Aubert, Alexander, FRS

1. Add MS 33978

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Add MS 33978
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Vol II. (ff. 284). 15 Jan. 1785-28 Dec. 1789. includes: f. 1 Heuser?, King's Contmissary of the Royal Society of Agriculture of Paris: Letter to Sir J. Banks: 1785. f. 3 Sir Thomas Hyde Page, military engineer: Letter to Sir J. Banks: 1785. ff. 7, 13, 38, 52 François Xavier Schwediauer French ...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
15 Jan 1785-28 Dec 1789
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1 item

2. Add MS 37203

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PAPERS on astronomy by Charles Babbage. Autograph. Preceded by other matter on the same subject. 1. Correspondence of Sir William Herschel and his sister Caroline Lucretia concerning comets, etc., presented to Babbage by the latter; 9 Apr. 1789-13 Dec. 1801. ff. 1-10. 2. Précis of correspondence, etc., relating to the discovery of the planet Neptune and the rival claims of Adams and Le Verrier to priority; 17 Nov. 1834-23 Mar. 1847. ff. 11-33. 3. Lectures on astronomy, delivered at the...
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Charles Babbage, FRS; mathematician: Miscellaneous papers: 1789-1890. includes: ff. 1-10 Astronomy: Correspondence of Dr. W. Herschel and his sister: 1789-1801. f. 2 Alexander Aubert, FRS: Letter to Dr. W. Herschel: 1789. ff. 4, 8 Caroline Lucretia Herschel, sister of Sir W Herschel: Letters t...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English and French
Date Range:
9 Apr 1789-6 Apr 1854
Extent:
1 item

3. Add MS 56298

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WARREN DAWSON PAPERS. Vol. XLI. Correspondence and papers of Sir Joseph Banks; 1727-1820. Provenance as given by Dawson in his catalogue, Add. 56311, item 45, is as follows: ff. 23-27 were purchased at Sotheby's 3 Aug. 1934, lot 1052 (part); f. 42 was purchased from Sotheran, 1912, by Williamson...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1727-1820
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1 item