Paul Schilling letters to Samuel Thomas von Soemmerring
Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: 4700-0012
Scope and content
Two letters found inside front cover of Soemmerring's book Abbildungen und Beschreibungen einiger Misgeburten, 1791.
Dates
- 1789.
Creator
- Schilling, Paul, 1786-1837. (Person)
- Soemmerring, Samuel Thomas von, 1755-1830. (Person)
Language of Material
In German.
Biographical / Historical
Samuel Thomas von Sömmerring was a German physician, anatomist, anthropologist, paleontologist, and inventor. He discovered the macula in the retina of the human eye. He also invented an “electrochemical telegraph” in 1809. In 1832 Baron Schilling von Canstatt also invented an early telegraph.
Extent
2 items. (2 items.)
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
Repository Details
Part of the Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections Repository
Contact:
2B Carl A. Kroch Library
Cornell University
Ithaca NY 14853
607-255-3530
607-255-9524 (Fax)
2B Carl A. Kroch Library
Cornell University
Ithaca NY 14853
607-255-3530
607-255-9524 (Fax)