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Letter, from Robert FitzRoy to Sir John Herschel

Reference number: HS/19/217

Date: 11 March 1863

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Autograph letter signed by sender. Speculates on gravitational effect of sun and moon on earth's atmosphere.

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HS/19/217
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11 March 1863
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4 pages
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Manuscript
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Robert FitzRoy

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Robert FitzRoy, Letter, from Robert FitzRoy to Sir John Herschel, 11 March 1863, HS/19/217, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_19_217/letter-from-robert-fitzroy-to-sir-john-herschel, accessed on 14 June 2026

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