Letter, 'Observations of the new planet Ceres Ferdinandea' from Johann Elert Bode to William Herschel
Reference number: L&P/12/21
Date: 20 March 1802
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One page in German and one page in English.
Subject: Astronomy
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- L&P/12/21
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- 20 March 1802
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- Ink on paper
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- 2 pages
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- Manuscript
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Johann Elert Bode, Letter, 'Observations of the new planet Ceres Ferdinandea' from Johann Elert Bode to William Herschel, 20 March 1802, L&P/12/21, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/l-and-p_12_21/letter-observations-of-the-new-planet-ceres-ferdinandea-from-johann-elert-bode-to-william-herschel, accessed on 18 April 2026
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