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

Reference number: HS/15/274

Date: 15 March 1865

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Autograph letter signed by sender. Asks whether Greenwich Board of Visitors should meet to answer communication from Admiralty or if a response could be circulated among Visitors and sent if it meets with approval.

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HS/15/274
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15 March 1865
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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, 15 March 1865, HS/15/274, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_15_274/letter-from-edward-sabine-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-burlington-house, accessed on 22 April 2025

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