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

Reference number: HS/15/162

Date: 19 October 1844

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Autograph letter signed by sender. Sending proof copies of the report on the Toronto meteorological observations. Asks John Frederick William Herschel to make suggestions for corrections and improvements.

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HS/15/162
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19 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, 19 October 1844, HS/15/162, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_15_162/letter-from-edward-sabine-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-scarborough, accessed on 25 April 2025

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