| RefNo | HS/9/155 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Letter, from W. K. von Haidinger to Sir John Herschel, dated at Dornbach, near Vienna |
| Creator | von Haidinger; Wilhelm Karl Ritter (1795-1871); Austrian mineralogist |
| Date | 30 May 1870 |
| Description | Autograph letter signed by sender. Is grateful for his letter. Sends a report of the Geological Institute, which includes John Frederick William Herschel's notes on the founding of the Cambridge Analytical Society. Sends his own report on Homeric irons and on the Royal Society [of London] catalogue of scientific papers. Austrian science was at a low ebb but is now improving. |
| Language | English |
| Extent | 4pp |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Place origin | Dornbach, near Vienna |
| Origin coordinates | 48.228615, 16.285435 |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| URLDescription | Also available on Epsilon |
| URL | https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel10272
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Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA8238 | Herschel; Sir; John Frederick William (1792 - 1871); astronomer | 1792 - 1871 |