| RefNo | HS/10/64 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Letter, from Alexander von Humboldt to Sir John Herschel, dated at Berlin |
| Creator | Friedrich Wilhelm Heinrich Alexander von Humboldt |
| Date | 29 May 1838 |
| Description | Autograph letter signed by sender. Calling his attention to the works of J. C. Poggendorf and Guillaume Weber. Does he know of the ingenious work carried out at the Cape by C. F. Gauss and Weber? |
| Language | French |
| Extent | 1p |
| 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/Herschel10707
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Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA7984 | Humboldt; Friedrich Wilhelm Heinrich Alexander von (1769 - 1859); naturalist and traveller | 1769 - 1859 |
| NA8238 | Herschel; Sir; John Frederick William (1792 - 1871); astronomer | 1792 - 1871 |