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Letter in hand of amanuensis, signed by sender. Informs John Frederick William Herschel that his comments against sending a major telescope to India were decisive [see John Frederick William Herschel's 1866-8-11 and 1866-9-4]; biggest cost impediment was

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HS/15/282
Earliest possible date
3 December 1866
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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, 3 December 1866, HS/15/282, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_15_282/letter-from-edward-sabine-to-sir-john-herschel, accessed on 14 December 2024

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