Letter, from Friedrich Wilhelm Bessel to Sir John Herschel, dated at Königsberg
Reference number: HS/4/83
Date: 10 October 1844
Description
Autograph letter signed by sender. Responds to John Frederick William Herschel's 1844-7-28 about stiffening a vertical circle; comments on other astronomical matters.
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- HS/4/83
- Earliest possible date
- 10 October 1844
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- 5 pages
- Format
- Manuscript
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Friedrich Wilhelm Bessel, Letter, from Friedrich Wilhelm Bessel to Sir John Herschel, dated at Königsberg, 10 October 1844, HS/4/83, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_4_83/letter-from-friedrich-wilhelm-bessel-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-königsberg, accessed on 29 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 4 Beckedorff-Bullan
1817-1871 Reference number: HS/4
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Friedrich Wilhelm Bessel
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John Frederick William Herschel
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