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

Reference number: HS/15/314

Date: 2 October 1868

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Autograph letter signed by sender. Thanks John Frederick William Herschel for information regarding Henry Brougham [see Edward Sabine's 1868-9-29 and 1868-10-8]. Also for comment on polarization of aurora. Encloses Captain [John?] Hay's letter, but not pl

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HS/15/314
Earliest possible date
2 October 1868
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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, 2 October 1868, HS/15/314, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_15_314/letter-from-edward-sabine-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-13-ashley-place, accessed on 25 April 2025

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