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Letter, from Edward Sabine to Sir John Herschel

Reference number: HS/15/87

Date: 24 April 1840

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Autograph letter signed by sender. Has received materials from [A. D.] Bache indicating that the U.S. government has proposed to establish 5 magnetic observatories.

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HS/15/87
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24 April 1840
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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, 24 April 1840, HS/15/87, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_15_87/letter-from-edward-sabine-to-sir-john-herschel, accessed on 25 April 2025

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