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Letter, from G. Schwinck to Sir John Herschel, dated at Berlin

Reference number: HS/17/181

Date: 1 August 1843

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Autograph letter signed by sender. Humbly requests that John Frederick William Herschel accept his 'celestial map' and his infinite esteem.

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HS/17/181
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1 August 1843
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1 page
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Manuscript
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G. Schwinck

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G. Schwinck, Letter, from G. Schwinck to Sir John Herschel, dated at Berlin, 1 August 1843, HS/17/181, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_17_181/letter-from-g-schwinck-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-berlin, accessed on 20 January 2026

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