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

Reference number: HS/15/216

Date: 29 January 1848

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Autograph letter signed by sender. Sends own article on magnetic surveys at sea. Requests comments. Discusses foreign distribution of star catalogues approved by the council and election of foreign members of Royal Society [of London]

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HS/15/216
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29 January 1848
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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 Woolwich, 29 January 1848, HS/15/216, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_15_216/letter-from-edward-sabine-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-woolwich, accessed on 04 December 2024

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