Letter, from J. F. Julius Schmidt to Sir John Herschel, dated at Sternwarte zu Bonn

Reference number: HS/17/177

Date: 6 January 1853

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Autograph letter signed by sender. Sends work on shooting stars. Requests all information on telescopic meteors. Realizes that the frequency (nombre horaire) and the variation (variation horaire) of the shooting stars remains unknown. Hopes for global cooperation in this matter. Sends work on total solar eclipse.

Reference number: HS/17/177
Earliest possible date: 6 January 1853
Page extent: 4 pages
Format: Manuscript
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J. F. Julius Schmidt

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J. F. Julius Schmidt, Letter, from J. F. Julius Schmidt to Sir John Herschel, dated at Sternwarte zu Bonn, 6 January 1853, HS/17/177, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_17_177/letter-from-j-f-julius-schmidt-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-sternwarte-zu-bonn, accessed on 17 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 17 Stark-V miscellaneous
1821-1870 Reference number: HS/17

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Dates: 1807 - 1875

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