RefNo | AP/7/12 |
Level | File |
Title | Unpublished letters, on astronomical discoveries from Schroeter [Johann Hieronymus Schroter] and [Heinrich Wilhelm Matthias] Olbers |
Date | March-May 1802 |
Description | Letter in German from Schroter to Mr [George] Best regarding a discovery of a star near Ceres with a retrograde motion named Pallas, accompanied by an English translation. This is followed by a letter from Olbers to Schroter regarding Pallas, which he confirms is a planet, giving details on its orbit.
Subject: Astronomy |
Language | English |
German |
Extent | 12p |
Format | Manuscript |
PhysicalDescription | Ink on paper |
Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
AccessStatus | Open |
RelatedRecord | AP/7/12/1 |
AP/7/12/2 |
AP/7/12/3 |
Fellows associated with this archive
Code | PersonName | Dates |
NA1804 | Olbers; Heinrich Wilhelm Mathias (1758 - 1840) | 1758 - 1840 |
NA3008 | Schroter; Johann Hieronymus (1745 - 1816) | 1745 - 1816 |