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Letter, from Hermann Schlagintweit to Sir John Herschel, dated at Cherra Poonjee

Reference number: HS/15/352

Date: 25 October 1855

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Autograph letter signed by sender. Happy to have met John Frederick William Herschel. Discusses journey in Himalayas. Would be glad to send John Frederick William Herschel any information he would like about the tropical climate.

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HS/15/352
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25 October 1855
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4 pages
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Hermann Sakünlünski Schlagintweit

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Hermann Sakünlünski Schlagintweit, Letter, from Hermann Schlagintweit to Sir John Herschel, dated at Cherra Poonjee, 25 October 1855, HS/15/352, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_15_352/letter-from-hermann-schlagintweit-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-cherra-poonjee, accessed on 17 July 2025

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