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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
Page extent
3 pages
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Manuscript

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John Frederick William Herschel

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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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