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RefNoHS/19/10
LevelItem
TitleSummaries of exchanges between Sir John Frederick William Herschel and Johann Wilhelm Andreas Pfaff
Date1823-1824
DescriptionSummaries of exchanges between German mathematician Johann Whilhelm Andreas Pfaff (1774-1835) and Sir John Frederick William Herschel, made by the latter, likely as a calendar of exchanges related to his time as Foreign Secretary to the Astronomical Society.
The notes are headed 'Pfaff - Professor of - at Erlangen'.
First letter mentioned dated October 20 1823 from Sir John Herschel to Pfaff including a packet of books "in consequence of a application to me on his part by Prof. Schumacher stating" Pfaff's intention to translate the work of Sir William Herschel into German. Promise from Herschel to send a biography written by himself, sends copies of books and essays from Phil. Trans.
Second letter is simply mentioned with date [3 July 1824] and place [from Caltaglione in Sicily].
Finally mention of a visit in 1824 at Erlangen "called on him at Erlanger & saw his daughter, he was at Stuttgard"
Extent1f.
FormatManuscript
PhysicalDescriptionInk on paper
Dimensions33cm x 21 cm
AccessStatusOpen
RelatedRecordHS/13/378
Fellows associated with this archive
CodePersonNameDates
NA8238Herschel; Sir; John Frederick William (1792 - 1871); astronomer1792 - 1871
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