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Letter, from Heinrich Christian Schumacher to Sir John Herschel, dated at Altona

Reference number: HS/15/379

Date: 19 July 1838

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Autograph letter signed by sender. Unless other responsibilities interfere, Heinrich Christian Schumacher will meet John Frederick William Herschel in Bremen.

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HS/15/379
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19 July 1838
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1 page
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Manuscript

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Heinrich Christian Schumacher

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Heinrich Christian Schumacher, Letter, from Heinrich Christian Schumacher to Sir John Herschel, dated at Altona, 19 July 1838, HS/15/379, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_15_379/letter-from-heinrich-christian-schumacher-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-altona, accessed on 07 December 2024

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