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Letter, from Edward Sabine to Sir John Herschel, dated at Royal Society

Reference number: HS/15/88

Date: 30 April 1840

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Autograph letter signed by sender. Writes of a magnetic survey of a portion of India and the inaccuracy of the equipment used in magnetic observations at sea.

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HS/15/88
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30 April 1840
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4 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 Royal Society, 30 April 1840, HS/15/88, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_15_88/letter-from-edward-sabine-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-royal-society, accessed on 22 April 2025

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