Copy letter, from Sir John Herschel to Alexander von Humboldt, dated at London
Reference number: HS/23/110
Date: 8 November 1851
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Copy of a letter. John Frederick William Herschel has been delayed in replying to Alexander von Humboldt's 1851-8-13 because of official duties at the Great Exhibition. Comments further on several astronomical matters.
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- HS/23/110
- Earliest possible date
- 8 November 1851
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- 3 pages
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- Manuscript
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John Frederick William Herschel, Copy letter, from Sir John Herschel to Alexander von Humboldt, dated at London, 8 November 1851, HS/23/110, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_23_110/copy-letter-from-sir-john-herschel-to-alexander-von-humboldt-dated-at-london, accessed on 04 December 2024
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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 23 Copies of outgoing letters
1873-1875 Reference number: HS/23
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John Frederick William Herschel
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