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

Reference number: HS/15/397

Date: 22 March 1846

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Part autographed letter. Circular announcing that [Theodor] Brorsen in Kiel has discovered a new comet. Heinrich Christian Schumacher adds note that F. W. Bessel has died.

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HS/15/397
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22 March 1846
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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, 22 March 1846, HS/15/397, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_15_397/letter-from-heinrich-christian-schumacher-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-altona, accessed on 02 December 2024

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