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Draft letter, from Sir John Herschel to Edward Sabine, dated at 12 Park Place

Reference number: HS/15/145

Date: 12 July 1842

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Draft letter. Discusses time intervals for [magnetic] observation. Sorry a change was ever contemplated. Asks that his opinion be sent to [Humphrey] Lloyd and that Edward Sabine make the final decision on how to proceed.

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HS/15/145
Earliest possible date
12 July 1842
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7 pages
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Manuscript
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John Frederick William Herschel

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John Frederick William Herschel, Draft letter, from Sir John Herschel to Edward Sabine, dated at 12 Park Place, 12 July 1842, HS/15/145, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_15_145/draft-letter-from-sir-john-herschel-to-edward-sabine-dated-at-12-park-place, accessed on 25 April 2025

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