Letter, from Sophie Beckedorff to Caroline Lucretia Herschel, dated at Hanover
Reference number: HS/4/8
Date: July 1838
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Autograph letter signed by sender. Invitation to Caroline, Sir John, and William Herschel to dine with her on Friday.
- Reference number
- HS/4/8
- Earliest possible date
- July 1838
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- 2 pages
- Format
- Manuscript
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Anne-Sophie Beckedorff, Letter, from Sophie Beckedorff to Caroline Lucretia Herschel, dated at Hanover, July 1838, HS/4/8, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_4_8/letter-from-sophie-beckedorff-to-caroline-lucretia-herschel-dated-at-hanover, accessed on 12 November 2025
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This item is part of:
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Correspondence of Sir John Frederick William Herschel
1812-1870 Creator: John Frederick William Herschel , Sir; John Frederick William Herschel Reference number: HS -
Correspondence of John Frederick William Herschel: volume 4 Beckedorff-Bullan
1817-1871 Reference number: HS/4
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