| RefNo | HS/18/137 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Letter, from Maximilian Weisse to Sir John Herschel, dated at Cracow |
| Creator | Weisse; Maximilian von (1798-1863); Austrian astronomer |
| Recipient | John Frederick William Herschel |
| Date | 19 October 1848 |
| Description | Autograph letter signed by sender. Thanks for the honor of being elected a member of the Royal Society [of London] MW is afraid his star catalogue has too many errors to suit him. Tells John Frederick William Herschel about the many disruptions, both personal and astronomical, over the last few years. MW has recently been doing some meteorological and magnetic observations. |
| Language | German |
| Extent | 4pp |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Place origin | Cracow |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| URLDescription | Also available on Epsilon |
| URL | https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel7934
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Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA8238 | Herschel; Sir; John Frederick William (1792 - 1871); mathematician and astronomer | 1792 - 1871 |