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

Reference number: HS/15/22

Date: 12 November 1838

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Autograph letter signed by sender. Humphrey Lloyd will attend the meeting [announced in Edward Sabine 1838-10-24].

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HS/15/22
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12 November 1838
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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 London, 12 November 1838, HS/15/22, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_15_22/letter-from-edward-sabine-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-london, accessed on 22 April 2025

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