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Letter, from F. W. A. Argelander to Col. John Herschel (son), dated at Bonn

Reference number: HS/1/377

Date: 18 January 1874

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Autograph letter signed by sender. F. W. A. Argelander is sending John Frederick William Herschel's letters to Col. John Herschel. Has also asked a number of John Frederick William Herschel's European correspondents to do the same.

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HS/1/377
Earliest possible date
18 January 1874
Page extent
5 pages
Format
Manuscript

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Friedrich Wilhelm August Argelander

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Friedrich Wilhelm August Argelander, Letter, from F. W. A. Argelander to Col. John Herschel (son), dated at Bonn, 18 January 1874, HS/1/377, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_1_377/letter-from-f-w-a-argelander-to-col-john-herschel-son-dated-at-bonn, accessed on 22 July 2026

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