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

Reference number: HS/15/160

Date: 7 October 1844

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Autograph letter signed by sender. Received notes on omission of passage [1844-9-26] in good time. Asks John Frederick William Herschel to return proof of report. Regaining strength before going back to study Toronto volume.

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HS/15/160
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7 October 1844
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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 Scarborough, 7 October 1844, HS/15/160, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_15_160/letter-from-edward-sabine-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-scarborough, accessed on 22 April 2025

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