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

Reference number: HS/15/242

Date: 6 April 1857

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Autograph letter signed by sender. Glad to know which of Edward Sabine's papers John Frederick William Herschel has. Sends another along with maps from [Keith] Johnson's Physical Atlas. Discusses John Frederick William Herschel's ideas regarding relations

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HS/15/242
Earliest possible date
6 April 1857
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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 13 Ashley Place, 6 April 1857, HS/15/242, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_15_242/letter-from-edward-sabine-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-13-ashley-place, accessed on 04 December 2024

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