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Letter, from Edward Sabine to Sir John Herschel, dated at 12 Park Place

Reference number: HS/15/297

Date: 4 March 1840

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Autograph letter signed by sender. Sends enclosure to John Frederick William Herschel. [Humphrey] Lloyd also has a copy and Lloyd will send comments directly to John Frederick William Herschel.

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HS/15/297
Earliest possible date
4 March 1840
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1 page
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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 12 Park Place, 4 March 1840, HS/15/297, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_15_297/letter-from-edward-sabine-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-12-park-place, accessed on 25 April 2025

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