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

Reference number: HS/15/255

Date: 30 January 1861

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Autograph letter signed by sender. Like John Frederick William Herschel, Smyths have been suffering bronchial problems. Urges John Frederick William Herschel not to give up [see John Frederick William Herschel's 1861-1-29] plan of John Frederick William H

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HS/15/255
Earliest possible date
30 January 1861
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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], 30 January 1861, HS/15/255, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_15_255/letter-from-edward-sabine-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-13-ashley-place, accessed on 02 December 2024

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