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Letter, from Francis Diedrich Wackerbarth to Sir John Herschel, dated at [Uppsala]

Reference number: HS/18/3

Date: May 1866

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Autograph letter signed by sender. Sends children's book to John Frederick William Herschel. Believes John Frederick William Herschel, who reads German, will understand Swedish.

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HS/18/3
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May 1866
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1 page
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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], May 1866, HS/18/3, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_18_3/letter-from-francis-diedrich-wackerbarth-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-uppsala, accessed on 15 September 2026

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