Letter, from Alexander von Humboldt to Sir John Herschel, dated at Berlin
Reference number: HS/10/63
Date: 8 October 1828
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Autograph letter signed by sender. Requesting the opinion of John Frederick William Herschel's late father on the nebulae in Orion.
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- HS/10/63
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- 8 October 1828
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- 1 page
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- Manuscript
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Friedrich Wilhelm Heinrich Alexander von Humboldt
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Friedrich Wilhelm Heinrich Alexander von Humboldt, Friedrich Wilhelm Heinrich Alexander von Humboldt, Letter, from Alexander von Humboldt to Sir John Herschel, dated at Berlin, 8 October 1828, HS/10/63, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_10_63/letter-from-alexander-von-humboldt-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-berlin, accessed on 11 May 2026
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Correspondence of Sir John Frederick William Herschel
1812-1870 Creator: John Frederick William Herschel Reference number: HS -
Correspondence of John Frederick William Herschel: volume 10 Howard-J miscellaneous
1816-1871 Reference number: HS/10
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John Frederick William Herschel
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