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RefNoHS/19/299
LevelItem
TitleLetter, from Rudolf Wolf to Sir John Herschel, dated at Zürich
CreatorWolf; Johann Rudolf (1816-1893); Swiss astronomer; mathematician
Date25 March 1866
DescriptionAutograph letter signed by sender. Is sending John Frederick William Herschel a copy of some of Rudolf Wolf's writings on sun spots. Rudolf Wolf has been considering writing about the work of William and Caroline Herschel before the discovery of Uranus.
LanguageGerman
Extent2pp
FormatManuscript
Place originZürich, Switzerland
Origin coordinates47.374444, 8.541111
AccessStatusOpen
URLDescriptionAlso available on Epsilon
URLhttps://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel8414
Fellows associated with this archive
CodePersonNameDates
NA8238Herschel; Sir; John Frederick William (1792 - 1871); astronomer1792 - 1871
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