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Incomplete letter, from Edward Sabine to Sir John Herschel

Reference number: HS/15/332

Date: 1848-7-30 or earlie

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Autograph letter signed by sender, incomplete. [Francis] Ronalds's method of automatic registry is more useful than [Charles?] Brooke's in the colonies. Brooke's required camphine[?], which is difficult to obtain.

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HS/15/332
Earliest possible date
1848-7-30 or earlie
Page extent
4 pages
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Manuscript

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Edward Sabine

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Edward Sabine, Incomplete letter, from Edward Sabine to Sir John Herschel, 1848-7-30 or earlie, HS/15/332, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_15_332/incomplete-letter-from-edward-sabine-to-sir-john-herschel, accessed on 25 April 2025

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    Dates: 1807 - 1875

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