| Reference number | HS/17/179 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Letter, from Christian Andreas Schumacher to Sir John Herschel, dated at Schleswig |
| Creator | Christian Andreas Schumacher |
| Date | 23 July 1852 |
| Description | Autograph letter signed by sender. Mentions his stay at Pulkowa Observatory in 1844 and 1845. Refers to [Alexander von] Humboldt's Kosmos. Discusses a function of prisms in telescopes. |
| Language | German |
| Extent | 3pp |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Place origin | Schleswig |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| Access status | Open |
| URL description | Also available on Epsilon |
| URL | https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel2926
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Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | Name | Dates |
| NA5372 | Schumacher; Heinrich Christian (1780 - 1850) | 1780 - 1850 |
| NA8238 | Herschel; Sir; John Frederick William (1792 - 1871); astronomer | 1792 - 1871 |