Copy letter, from Sir John Herschel to Heinrich Christian Schumacher, dated at Feldhausen
Reference number: HS/25/4/8
Date: 24 February 1835
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Contemporary copy in sender's hand, signed by sender. Describes John Frederick William Herschel's location at the Cape and his observational sweeps, lists nebulae and double stars, as well as comet and eclipse observations. [Letter finished on 1835-3-5.]
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- HS/25/4/8
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- 24 February 1835
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- 5 pages
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- Manuscript
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John Frederick William Herschel, Copy letter, from Sir John Herschel to Heinrich Christian Schumacher, dated at Feldhausen, 24 February 1835, HS/25/4/8, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_25_4_8/copy-letter-from-sir-john-herschel-to-heinrich-christian-schumacher-dated-at-feldhausen, accessed on 25 April 2025
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This item is part of:
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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 25 Copies of outgoing letters
1873-1875 Reference number: HS/25 -
Copy book of Sir John Herschel's outgoing correspondence, vol. 4, from 14 October 1834 to 20 February 1836
1873 Creator: John Frederick William Herschel , John Herschel Reference number: HS/25/4
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John Frederick William Herschel
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Heinrich Christian Schumacher
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Dates: 1807 - 1875
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