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

Reference number: HS/15/263

Date: 14 November 1862

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Autograph letter signed by sender. Sends [William] Lassell's reply and John Frederick William Herschel's own letter regarding telescope at Melbourne for review. All will be forwarded to Lord Rosse. Also sends lithograph.

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HS/15/263
Earliest possible date
14 November 1862
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3 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, 14 November 1862, HS/15/263, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_15_263/letter-from-edward-sabine-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-13-ashley-place, accessed on 25 April 2025

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