Draft letter, from Sir John Herschel to Francis Beaufort
Reference number: HS/19/74
Date: 22 July 1838
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Autographed draft letter, signed or initialed by sender. Admiralty wants to adapt observatory at Mauritius for rating ship chronometers in southern hemisphere. Rigorous attention to time determination would benefit meteorological, hydrographic, and astronomical observations, making Mauritius 'a National Center of Reference' for global research.
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- HS/19/74
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- 22 July 1838
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- 4 pages
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- Manuscript
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John Frederick William Herschel, Draft letter, from Sir John Herschel to Francis Beaufort, 22 July 1838, HS/19/74, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_19_74/draft-letter-from-sir-john-herschel-to-francis-beaufort, accessed on 25 January 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 19 Miscellaneous
1821-1870 Reference number: HS/19
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John Frederick William Herschel
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Francis Beaufort
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Dates: 1807 - 1875
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