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

Reference number: HS/15/54

Date: 5 August 1839

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Autograph letter signed by sender. Encloses a letter from Humphrey Lloyd. Sees no problem in adding an officer to the staff of each observatory, if necessary. Remarks on a cheap but fragile magnetometer.

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HS/15/54
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5 August 1839
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3 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 Woolwich, 5 August 1839, HS/15/54, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_15_54/letter-from-edward-sabine-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-woolwich, accessed on 22 April 2025

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    Dates: 1807 - 1875

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