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Letter, from Hermann Schlagintweit to Sir John Herschel, dated at Leicester St.

Reference number: HS/15/350

Date: 2 December 1850

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Autograph letter signed by sender. Sends letter from [Alexander] von Humboldt and Hermann Schlagintweit's new book on the geography of the Alps. Would like to visit John Frederick William Herschel at Collingwood.

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HS/15/350
Earliest possible date
2 December 1850
Page extent
3 pages
Format
Manuscript

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Hermann Sakünlünski Schlagintweit

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Hermann Sakünlünski Schlagintweit, Letter, from Hermann Schlagintweit to Sir John Herschel, dated at Leicester St., 2 December 1850, HS/15/350, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_15_350/letter-from-hermann-schlagintweit-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-leicester-st, accessed on 05 December 2024

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