Letter, from John Phillips to Sir John Herschel, dated at 23 Norfolk St.
Reference number: HS/14/158
Date: 26 March 1839
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Autograph letter signed by sender, with annotations by recipient. Discusses need for barometric observations; asks if John Frederick William Herschel has plans to build a barometer.
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- HS/14/158
- Earliest possible date
- 26 March 1839
- Page extent
- 4 pages
- Format
- Manuscript
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John Phillips, Letter, from John Phillips to Sir John Herschel, dated at 23 Norfolk St., 26 March 1839, HS/14/158, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_14_158/letter-from-john-phillips-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-23-norfolk-st, accessed on 09 October 2026
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This item is part of:
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Correspondence of Sir John Frederick William Herschel
1812-1870 Creator: John Frederick William Herschel Reference number: HS -
Correspondence of John Frederick William Herschel: volume 14 Pogson-R miscellaneous
1810-1871 Reference number: HS/14
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John Phillips
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John Frederick William Herschel
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