Letter, from Sir Charles Shadwell to Sir John Herschel, dated at Barnes
Reference number: HS/17/199
Date: 14 May 1849
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Autograph letter signed by sender. Describes usual method for interpolation of altitudes at sea. John Frederick William Herschel's graphic method probably would be practicable.
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- HS/17/199
- Earliest possible date
- 14 May 1849
- Page extent
- 2 pages
- Format
- Manuscript
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Charles Frederick Alexander Shadwell
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Charles Frederick Alexander Shadwell, Letter, from Sir Charles Shadwell to Sir John Herschel, dated at Barnes, 14 May 1849, HS/17/199, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_17_199/letter-from-sir-charles-shadwell-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-barnes, accessed on 15 May 2026
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Correspondence of Sir John Frederick William Herschel
1812-1870 Creator: John Frederick William Herschel Reference number: HS -
Correspondence of John Frederick William Herschel: volume 17 Stark-V miscellaneous
1821-1870 Reference number: HS/17
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John Frederick William Herschel
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Dates: 1807 - 1875
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