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Letter, from Edward Sabine to Sir John Herschel, dated at 13 Ashley Place

Reference number: HS/15/240

Date: 19 March 1857

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Autograph letter signed by sender. Discusses [H. W.] Dove's works regarding rotating storms. New information from Russian observatories gives a more complete understanding of the phenomenon. Has not seen Keith Johnson's new edition of Physical Atlas.

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HS/15/240
Earliest possible date
19 March 1857
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7 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 13 Ashley Place, 19 March 1857, HS/15/240, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_15_240/letter-from-edward-sabine-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-13-ashley-place, accessed on 04 December 2024

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