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Letter, from Johann Franz Encke to Sir John Herschel, dated at Berlin

Reference number: HS/7/100

Date: 17 July 1859

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Autograph letter signed by sender. Sends some invitations to participate in an Alexander von Humboldt Foundation.

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HS/7/100
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17 July 1859
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1 page
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Manuscript

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Johann Franz Encke

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Johann Franz Encke, Letter, from Johann Franz Encke to Sir John Herschel, dated at Berlin, 17 July 1859, HS/7/100, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_7_100/letter-from-johann-franz-encke-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-berlin, accessed on 08 June 2026

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