Letter, from Heinrich Christian Schumacher to Sir John Herschel, dated at Altona
Reference number: HS/15/391
Date: 11 January 1842
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Autograph letter signed by sender. Asks John Frederick William Herschel to thank King Christian VIII of Denmark for the order, even though John Frederick William Herschel cannot accept it. Sends a mathematical puzzle.
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- HS/15/391
- Earliest possible date
- 11 January 1842
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- 2 pages
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- Manuscript
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Heinrich Christian Schumacher, Letter, from Heinrich Christian Schumacher to Sir John Herschel, dated at Altona, 11 January 1842, HS/15/391, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_15_391/letter-from-heinrich-christian-schumacher-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-altona, accessed on 03 December 2024
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This item is part of:
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Correspondence of Sir John Frederick William Herschel
1812-1870 Creator: Sir; John Frederick William Herschel Reference number: HS -
Correspondence of John Frederick William Herschel: volume 15 Sabine-Selwyn
1820-1870 Reference number: HS/15
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Heinrich Christian Schumacher
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John Frederick William Herschel
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