| RefNo | HS/13/175 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Letter, from Heinrich Wilhelm Matthias Olbers to Sir John Herschel, dated at Bremen |
| Creator | Olbers; Heinrich Wilhelm Matthias (1758-1840); German astronomer |
| Date | 28 December 1827 |
| Description | Autograph letter signed by sender. Discusses comet observations, together with variations from different observers. Heinrich Wilhelm Matthias Olbers offers some historical fragments about the planet Venus, and about the Lilienthal telescope. |
| Language | German |
| Extent | 3pp |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Place origin | Bremen, Germany |
| Origin coordinates | 53.075833, 8.807222 |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| URLDescription | Also available on Epsilon |
| URL | https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel12319
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Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA8238 | Herschel; Sir; John Frederick William (1792 - 1871); astronomer | 1792 - 1871 |