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Letter, from Edward Sabine to Sir John Herschel, dated at Burlington House

Reference number: HS/15/260

Date: 10 May 1862

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Autograph letter signed by sender. Wants suggestions as to whom Royal Society [of London] should award medals.

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HS/15/260
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10 May 1862
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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 Burlington House, 10 May 1862, HS/15/260, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_15_260/letter-from-edward-sabine-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-burlington-house, accessed on 22 April 2025

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