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
- Earliest possible date
- 22 March 1846
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- 1 page
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- Manuscript
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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 24 May 2025
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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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Dates: 1807 - 1875
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