| RefNo | HS/7/97 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Letter, from Johann Franz Encke to Sir John Herschel, dated at Berlin |
| Creator | Johann Franz Encke |
| Recipient | John Frederick William Herschel |
| Date | 23 February 1847 |
| Description | Autograph letter signed by sender. Comments relating to G. W. Leibniz correspondence [see JE's 1846-9-22]; comments on naming the new planet Neptune. |
| Language | German |
| Extent | 2pp |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Place origin | Berlin, Germany |
| Origin coordinates | 52.52, 13.405 |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| URLDescription | Also available on Epsilon |
| URL | https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel9343
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Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA7256 | Encke; Johann Franz (1791 - 1865); astronomer | 1791 - 1865 |
| NA8238 | Herschel; Sir; John Frederick William (1792 - 1871); mathematician and astronomer | 1792 - 1871 |