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

Reference number: HS/15/287

Date: 29 September 1868

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Autograph letter signed by sender. Wants information regarding undulatory theory of light controversy and the role of Lord [Henry ] Brougham for his obituary. Congratulates good performance of John Frederick William Herschel's son [John?] in India.

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HS/15/287
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29 September 1868
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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, 29 September 1868, HS/15/287, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_15_287/letter-from-edward-sabine-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-13-ashley-place, accessed on 22 April 2025

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