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Letter, from Edward Sabine to Sir John Herschel, dated at 12 Park Place, St James

Reference number: HS/15/123

Date: 5 February 1841

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Autograph letter signed by sender. Has learned of the availability of a house at Kew, which could be used as a magnetic and meteorological observatory. Dr. Robinson has received the instruments.

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HS/15/123
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5 February 1841
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4 pages
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Manuscript

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Edward Sabine

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Edward Sabine, Letter, from Edward Sabine to Sir John Herschel, dated at 12 Park Place, St James, 5 February 1841, HS/15/123, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_15_123/letter-from-edward-sabine-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-12-park-place-st-james, accessed on 19 April 2025

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