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Letter, from [J. S. C.] Schweigger to Sir John Herschel, dated at Halle

Reference number: HS/15/412

Date: 15 June 1822

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Autograph letter signed by sender. Mentions meeting [W.] Herschel in 1816. Recalls receiving catalog from Caroline Herschel, which he then gave to the Munich observatory. Looks forward to meeting John Frederick William Herschel and 'sharing love of truth.

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HS/15/412
Earliest possible date
15 June 1822
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4 pages
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Manuscript

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Johann Salomo Christoph Schweigger

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Johann Salomo Christoph Schweigger, Letter, from [J. S. C.] Schweigger to Sir John Herschel, dated at Halle, 15 June 1822, HS/15/412, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_15_412/letter-from-j-s-c-schweigger-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-halle, accessed on 03 December 2024

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