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Letter, from Heinrich Wilhelm Matthias Olbers to Sir John Herschel, dated at Bremen

Reference number: HS/13/180

Date: 23 July 1838

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Autograph letter signed by sender. Is making arrangements for John Frederick William Herschel's visit to W. Olbers, during a continental tour by John Frederick William Herschel.

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HS/13/180
Earliest possible date
23 July 1838
Page extent
2 pages
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Manuscript

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Heinrich Wilhelm Mathias Olbers

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Heinrich Wilhelm Mathias Olbers, Heinrich Wilhelm Matthias Olbers, Letter, from Heinrich Wilhelm Matthias Olbers to Sir John Herschel, dated at Bremen, 23 July 1838, HS/13/180, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_13_180/letter-from-heinrich-wilhelm-matthias-olbers-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-bremen, accessed on 13 June 2026

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