Copy letter, from Sir John Herschel to Alexander von Humboldt, dated at Collingwood
Reference number: HS/23/84
Date: 11 February 1850
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Copy of a letter. Answers questions raised by Alexander von Humboldt in his 1850-1-19 [letter contains notes made by Alexander von Humboldt].
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- HS/23/84
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- 11 February 1850
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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 Collingwood, 11 February 1850, HS/23/84, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_23_84/copy-letter-from-sir-john-herschel-to-alexander-von-humboldt-dated-at-collingwood, accessed on 17 April 2026
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Correspondence of Sir John Frederick William Herschel
1812-1870 Creator: 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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