Letter, from Francis Diedrich Wackerbarth to Sir John Herschel, dated at Uppsala
Reference number: HS/18/1
Date: 6 March 1866
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Autograph letter signed by sender. Bemoans lack of complete collection in English of William Herschel's works. Questions quality of J. W. A. Pfaff's 1826 German work on William Herschel, whose English nomenclature for stellar astronomy is not yet adopted in other languages. Suggests English government or the Royal Astronomical Society underwrite cost of publication.
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- HS/18/1
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- 6 March 1866
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- 2 pages
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- Manuscript
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Athanasius Francis Diedrich Wackerbarth
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Athanasius Francis Diedrich Wackerbarth, Letter, from Francis Diedrich Wackerbarth to Sir John Herschel, dated at Uppsala, 6 March 1866, HS/18/1, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_18_1/letter-from-francis-diedrich-wackerbarth-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-uppsala, accessed on 13 September 2026
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Correspondence of Sir John Frederick William Herschel
1812-1870 Creator: John Frederick William Herschel Reference number: HS -
Correspondence of John Frederick William Herschel: volume 18 Wackerbarth-Zucchini
1815-1870 Reference number: HS/18
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John Frederick William Herschel
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