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Draft letter, from Sir John Herschel to James Clark Ross

Reference number: HS/14/432

Date: 19 July 1839

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Draft letter. Describes method of suspending furniture in a ship such that the furniture is less influenced by the ship's motion.

Reference number
HS/14/432
Earliest possible date
19 July 1839
Page extent
4 pages
Format
Manuscript

Creator name

John Frederick William Herschel

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John Frederick William Herschel, Draft letter, from Sir John Herschel to James Clark Ross, 19 July 1839, HS/14/432, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_14_432/draft-letter-from-sir-john-herschel-to-james-clark-ross, accessed on 09 December 2025

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