Copy letter, from Sir John Herschel to Francis Beaufort
Reference number: HS/21/249
Date: 1838-6-23 or later
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Copy of a letter. Responds to request for advice on operation of the observatory established at Mauritius by John A. Lloyd. Urges it can profitably make meteorological observations and positional determinations for southern stars. Stresses the need for prompt reduction of observations.
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- HS/21/249
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- 1838-6-23 or later
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- 5 pages
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- Manuscript
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John Frederick William Herschel, Copy letter, from Sir John Herschel to Francis Beaufort, 1838-6-23 or later, HS/21/249, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_21_249/copy-letter-from-sir-john-herschel-to-francis-beaufort, accessed on 06 December 2024
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Correspondence of Sir John Frederick William Herschel
1812-1870 Creator: Sir; John Frederick William Herschel Reference number: HS -
Correspondence of John Frederick William Herschel: volume 21 Copies of outgoing letters
1873-1875 Reference number: HS/21
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John Frederick William Herschel
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Francis Beaufort
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