Letter, from Sir John Herschel to Edward Sabine, dated at Slough
Reference number: HS/15/37
Date: 12 April 1839
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Autograph letter signed by sender. Expresses great pleasure that the fixed observatories have received official approval and financial support. Approves of Edward Sabine's cost estimates. Encloses copy of the B.A.A.S. memorial. Agrees to tell Humphrey Llo
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- HS/15/37
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- 12 April 1839
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John Frederick William Herschel, Letter, from Sir John Herschel to Edward Sabine, dated at Slough, 12 April 1839, HS/15/37, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_15_37/letter-from-sir-john-herschel-to-edward-sabine-dated-at-slough, accessed on 20 January 2026
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Dates: 1807 - 1875
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