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Letter, from Edward Sabine to Sir John Herschel, dated at Woolwich

Reference number: HS/15/308

Date: 10 May 1840

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Autograph letter signed by sender. [John] Lefroy should replace [Charles] Riddell in Canada. Discusses proposed Norwegian observatory and proposals for various instruments. Navy officers may be helpful observers in colonies.

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HS/15/308
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10 May 1840
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6 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 Woolwich, 10 May 1840, HS/15/308, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_15_308/letter-from-edward-sabine-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-woolwich, accessed on 19 April 2025

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