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RefNoHS/17/245
LevelItem
TitleLetter, from Otto Wilhelm Struve to Sir John Herschel, dated at Pulkowa
CreatorOtto Wilhelm Struve
Date2 January 1848
DescriptionAutograph letter signed by sender, with annotation by Sir John Herschel. Sends John Frederick William Herschel a copy of his paper on the satellites of Uranus, including comments on the work of John Frederick William Herschel's father, William. OS is amazed at what John Frederick William Herschel has accomplished in the last several years.
LanguageGerman
Extent2pp
FormatManuscript
Place originPulkowa, [Pulkovo, Пу́лковские высо́ты], Russia
Origin coordinates59.771667, 30.326111
AccessStatusOpen
URLDescriptionAlso available on Epsilon
URLhttps://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel3246
Fellows associated with this archive
CodePersonNameDates
NA6022Struve; Otto Wilhelm (1819 - 1905)1819 - 1905
NA8238Herschel; Sir; John Frederick William (1792 - 1871); astronomer1792 - 1871
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