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Copy letter, from Edward Sabine to Sir John Herschel, dated at Dublin

Reference number: HS/15/18

Date: 4 August 1838

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Copy of a letter. Urges John Frederick William Herschel to present to the B.A.A.S. a proposal regarding research in terrestrial magnetism.

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HS/15/18
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4 August 1838
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3 pages
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Manuscript

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Edward Sabine

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Edward Sabine, Copy letter, from Edward Sabine to Sir John Herschel, dated at Dublin, 4 August 1838, HS/15/18, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_15_18/copy-letter-from-edward-sabine-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-dublin, accessed on 12 December 2024

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