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

Reference number: HS/15/318

Date: 7 November 1839

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Signed with sender's name by an amanuensis. Americans plan to investigate laws of North American storms. U.S. government should apply to British if cooperation is desired. Thanks John Frederick William Herschel for letter recommending Edward Sabine for ro

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HS/15/318
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7 November 1839
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7 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 Teignmouth, 7 November 1839, HS/15/318, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_15_318/letter-from-edward-sabine-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-teignmouth, accessed on 04 December 2024

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