Letter, from Sir Edward Ryan to Sir John Herschel, dated at Calcutta
Reference number: HS/14/450
Date: 17 December 1836
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Autograph letter signed by sender. Introduces [Charles?] Cameron. Received angry and excited letter from Charles Babbage. Discusses barometers. Heard Herschels may be travelling to Rio de Janeiro.
- Reference number
- HS/14/450
- Earliest possible date
- 17 December 1836
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- 7 pages
- Format
- Manuscript
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Edward Ryan, Letter, from Sir Edward Ryan to Sir John Herschel, dated at Calcutta, 17 December 1836, HS/14/450, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_14_450/letter-from-sir-edward-ryan-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-calcutta, accessed on 16 May 2026
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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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Edward Ryan
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John Frederick William Herschel
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