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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
Page extent
2 pages
Format
Manuscript

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Johann Elert Bode

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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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