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

Reference number: HS/15/310

Date: 9 December 1861

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Autograph letter signed by sender. A metallic thermometer will be constructed at Kew Observatory to test John Frederick William Herschel's proposal. Experiments on Index of Friction of gases to be resumed at Kew.

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HS/15/310
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9 December 1861
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2 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, 9 December 1861, HS/15/310, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_15_310/letter-from-edward-sabine-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-13-ashley-place, accessed on 25 April 2025

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