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Letter, from Joseph von Utzschneider to Sir John Herschel, dated at Munich

Reference number: HS/17/457

Date: 22 December 1829

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Autograph letter signed by sender. Has seen John Frederick William Herschel's article on light in an encyclopedia, and writes to ask if John Frederick William Herschel would send JU a copy of it.

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HS/17/457
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22 December 1829
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1 page
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Manuscript

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Joseph von Utzschneider

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Joseph von Utzschneider, Letter, from Joseph von Utzschneider to Sir John Herschel, dated at Munich, 22 December 1829, HS/17/457, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_17_457/letter-from-joseph-von-utzschneider-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-munich, accessed on 15 March 2026

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