| Reference number | HS/17/461 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Letter, from W[ilhelm] Veltmann to Sir John Herschel, dated at Oberhausen |
| Creator | Veltmann; Wilhelm (1832–1902); German mathematician; teacher
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| Date | 14 August 1869 |
| Description | Autograph letter signed by sender. Apologizes for not acknowledging John Frederick William Herschel's work. Asks for copy of Royal Geographical Society's papers. Discusses [François] Arago's work on light beams and prisms. Requests John Frederick William Herschel's opinion concerning [Wilhelm] Klinkerfues's theory of light, which seems to make [Augustin] Fresnel's hypothesis superfluous. |
| Language | German |
| Extent | 4pp |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Place origin | Oberhausen |
| 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/Herschel2936
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Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | Name | Dates |
| NA8238 | Herschel; Sir; John Frederick William (1792 - 1871); astronomer | 1792 - 1871 |