Letter, from [J. S. C.] Schweigger to Sir John Herschel, dated at Halle
Reference number: HS/15/412
Date: 15 June 1822
Description
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.
- Reference number
- HS/15/412
- Earliest possible date
- 15 June 1822
- Page extent
- 4 pages
- Format
- Manuscript
- Also available on Epsilon
- View
Use this record
Export this record
Citation
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 13 July 2025
Link to this record
https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_15_412/letter-from-j-s-c-schweigger-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-halle
Embed this record
<iframe src="https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/embed/items/hs_15_412/letter-from-j-s-c-schweigger-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-halle" title="Letter, from [J. S. C.] Schweigger to Sir John Herschel, dated at Halle" allow="fullscreen" frameborder="0" width="100%" height="500px"></iframe>
Hierarchy
This item is part of:
-
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
Related Fellows
-
John Frederick William Herschel
Recipient
Map
Explore the collection
-
Herschel Letters
This collection of nearly 10,900 letters, drafts, copies and notes is the largest repository of scientific correspondence from and to Sir John Herschel, leading figure of Victorian science.
Dates: 1807 - 1875
View collection