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Letter, from Edward Sabine to Sir John Herschel, dated at 3 St. James's Place

Reference number: HS/15/66

Date: 15 November 1839

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Autograph letter signed by sender. Announces that copies of the observations are being sent by post and states that additions and corrections will be approved and added before the full report is submitted to the Royal Society [of London] Council for autho

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HS/15/66
Earliest possible date
15 November 1839
Page extent
3 pages
Format
Manuscript

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Edward Sabine

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Edward Sabine, Letter, from Edward Sabine to Sir John Herschel, dated at 3 St. James's Place, 15 November 1839, HS/15/66, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_15_66/letter-from-edward-sabine-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-3-st-jamess-place, accessed on 03 December 2024

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