Letter, from Heinrich Christian Schumacher to Sir John Herschel, dated at Altona
Reference number: HS/15/395
Date: 10 June 1845
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Autograph letter signed by sender. [J. C.] Houzeau has sent a paper on the determination of parabolic elements of a comet. Relays a copy of his method, which Heinrich Christian Schumacher will examine more closely before publishing.
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- HS/15/395
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- 10 June 1845
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- 2 pages
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Heinrich Christian Schumacher, Letter, from Heinrich Christian Schumacher to Sir John Herschel, dated at Altona, 10 June 1845, HS/15/395, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_15_395/letter-from-heinrich-christian-schumacher-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-altona, accessed on 22 May 2025
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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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