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

Reference number: HS/15/182

Date: 18 October 1845

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Autograph letter signed by sender. Sends communication on meteorology in Bombay for comments. [A. T.] Kupffer's communication makes Edward Sabine think large scale magnetical surveys are being planned. Discusses possibilities for such experiments in Russi

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HS/15/182
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18 October 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 Sandgate, 18 October 1845, HS/15/182, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_15_182/letter-from-edward-sabine-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-sandgate, accessed on 03 December 2024

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