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Document number: 2778
Date: 21 Dec 1833
Postmark: 21 Dec 1833
Recipient: TALBOT William Henry Fox
Author: ARAGO Dominique François Jean
Collection: British Library, London, Manuscripts - Fox Talbot Collection
Collection number historic: LA53-001
Last updated: 1st September 2003

Monsieur

Je vous aurais très volontiers épargné la course de l’observatoire, <1> si vous m’aviez dit à quelle heure on vous trouve chez vous. Puisque vous le voulez, je m’empresse de vous annoncer que je serai demain, dimanche, à votre disposition, pendant toute la matinée

Veuillez agréer l’expression de ma considération la plus distinguée

F. Arago

ce samedi

Monsieur
Monsieur h. F. Talbot

membre du Parlement d’angleterre,
hotel de la Terrasse, rue de Rivoli
Paris


Translation:

Sir

I would most willingly have spared you the journey to the observatory, if you had told me when you can be found at home. As you so wish, I hasten to tell you that I will be at your disposal tomorrow, Sunday, for the whole morning.

Please accept my highest regards

F. Arago

this Saturday

Mr h. F. Talbot
member of the British Parliament

hotel de la Terrasse, rue de Rivoli
Paris


Notes:

1. Arago was director of the Paris Observatory, 61 Avenue de l’Observatoire, until 1851.

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