| RefNo | HS/13/174 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Letter, from Heinrich Wilhelm Matthias Olbers to Sir John Herschel, dated at Bremen |
| Creator | Olbers; Heinrich Wilhelm Matthias (1758-1840); German astronomer |
| Date | 11 March 1821 |
| Description | Autograph letter signed by sender. Honored on being elected Foreign Member of the Astronomical Society of London. Finds that the comet he observed in January had already been seen by J. N. Nicollet and J. L. Pons. Saw the remarkable appearance on the dark part of the moon noticed by Henry Kater. Thinks Kater's theory is wrong. Will soon be bringing out a paper on the moon's volcanoes. |
| Language | German, with English translation |
| Extent | 5pp |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Place origin | Bremen, Germany |
| Origin coordinates | 53.075833, 8.807222 |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| URLDescription | Also available on Epsilon |
| URL | https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel12318
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Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA8238 | Herschel; Sir; John Frederick William (1792 - 1871); astronomer | 1792 - 1871 |