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RefNoHS/17/128
LevelItem
TitleLetter, from Wilhelm Struve to Sir John Herschel, dated at Pulkowa
CreatorWilhelm Struve
Date28 May 1840
DescriptionAutograph letter signed by sender. Rejoices at welcome John Frederick William Herschel received on returning to England from the Cape. Excellent resources at his disposal at Pulkowa. Mentions coin, commemorating opening of the observatory, sent to John Frederick William Herschel by means of [H. C.] Schumacher. Refers to [Otto] Struve's work on double stars. Lauds capacity of large refractor at Pulkowa Observatory.
LanguageGerman
Extent4pp
FormatManuscript
Place originPulkowa, [Pulkovo, Пу́лковские высо́ты], Russia
Origin coordinates59.771667, 30.326111
AccessStatusOpen
URLDescriptionAlso available on Epsilon
URLhttps://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel3018
Fellows associated with this archive
CodePersonNameDates
NA5563Struve; Friedrich Georg Wilhelm (1793-1864); astronomer and geodesist1793-1864
NA8238Herschel; Sir; John Frederick William (1792 - 1871); astronomer1792 - 1871
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