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

Reference number: HS/15/175

Date: 5 August 1845

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Autograph letter signed by sender. [John] Stevelly wants Edward Sabine to write about him. Edward Sabine sends Stevelly's letter directly to John Frederick William Herschel instead. Says he is a conscientious and painstaking preceptor.

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HS/15/175
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5 August 1845
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1 page
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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, 5 August 1845, HS/15/175, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_15_175/letter-from-edward-sabine-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-woolwich, accessed on 19 April 2025

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