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

Reference number: HS/7/90

Date: 21 April 1835

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Autograph letter signed by sender. Sending his observations of the recent comet. John Frederick William Herschel's journey has aroused great interest in Germany. Taking over the Observatory and expecting a visit from F. W. Bessel. Wilhelm Struve has planned a new observatory for St. Petersburg. Has met astronomer Manuel Johnson from St. Helena. C. F. Gauss has produced a method of observing the magnetic needle.

Reference number: HS/7/90
Earliest possible date: 21 April 1835
Page extent: 3 pages
Format: Manuscript
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Johann Franz Encke, Letter, from Johann Franz Encke to Sir John Herschel, dated at Berlin, 21 April 1835, HS/7/90, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_7_90/letter-from-johann-franz-encke-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-berlin, accessed on 05 December 2025

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Correspondence of Sir John Frederick William Herschel
1812-1870 Creator: John Frederick William Herschel Reference number: HS
Correspondence of John Frederick William Herschel: volume 7 Eardley Wilmot-F
1820-1871 Reference number: HS/7

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