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Letter, from Edward Sabine to Sir John Herschel, dated at Woolwich

Reference number: HS/15/150

Date: 26 January 1843

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Autograph letter signed by sender. Discusses plans for printing of 4 maps of terrestrial isotherms prepared by [H. W.] Dove along with Dove's commentary.

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HS/15/150
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26 January 1843
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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 Woolwich, 26 January 1843, HS/15/150, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_15_150/letter-from-edward-sabine-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-woolwich, accessed on 18 April 2026

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