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Translation of letter, from Georg Adolph Erman to Sir John Herschel, dated at Berlin

Reference number: HS/7/109

Date: 2 March 1871

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Translation into English of the preceding item, in Herschel's hand. Outlines the recent work in terrestrial magnetism by H. T. R. Petersen and himself. Comments on their results.

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HS/7/109
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2 March 1871
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12 pages
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Manuscript

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Georg Adolf Erman

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Georg Adolf Erman, Translation of letter, from Georg Adolph Erman to Sir John Herschel, dated at Berlin, 2 March 1871, HS/7/109, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_7_109/translation-of-letter-from-georg-adolph-erman-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-berlin, accessed on 09 November 2025

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