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

Reference number: HS/15/226

Date: 30 July 1848

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Autograph letter signed by sender. Received intelligence from [W. H.] Sykes that [William] Mann will have appointment at Madras. Knows [W. R.] Birt wants to succeed Mann [at Cape Observatory].

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HS/15/226
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30 July 1848
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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, 30 July 1848, HS/15/226, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_15_226/letter-from-edward-sabine-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-woolwich, accessed on 04 December 2024

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