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

Reference number: HS/15/63

Date: 11 November 1839

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Autograph letter signed by sender, with annotations by recipient. Encloses notes. Has received John Frederick William Herschel's message about the action of the Royal Society [of London] Council.

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HS/15/63
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11 November 1839
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1 page
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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 Admiralty, 11 November 1839, HS/15/63, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_15_63/letter-from-edward-sabine-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-admiralty, accessed on 12 November 2024

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