Copy letter, from Sir John Herschel to Alexander von Humboldt, dated at Leamington
Reference number: HS/21/43
Date: 18 March 1829
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Copy of a letter. In response to Alexander von Humboldt's 1828-10-8, John Frederick William Herschel writes to tell him of William Herschel's ideas on nebulae and the Magellanic Clouds.
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- HS/21/43
- Earliest possible date
- 18 March 1829
- Page extent
- 2 pages
- Format
- Manuscript
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John Frederick William Herschel, Copy letter, from Sir John Herschel to Alexander von Humboldt, dated at Leamington, 18 March 1829, HS/21/43, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_21_43/copy-letter-from-sir-john-herschel-to-alexander-von-humboldt-dated-at-leamington, accessed on 11 July 2025
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Correspondence of Sir John Frederick William Herschel
1812-1870 Creator: Sir; John Frederick William Herschel Reference number: HS -
Correspondence of John Frederick William Herschel: volume 21 Copies of outgoing letters
1873-1875 Reference number: HS/21
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John Frederick William Herschel
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Dates: 1807 - 1875
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