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Copy letter, from Sir John Herschel to Karl Kreil, dated at Slough

Reference number: HS/22/31

Date: 11 December 1839

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Copy of a letter. In response to KK's 1839-10-22, John Frederick William Herschel sends information on [A. F.] Osler's anemometer, and on magnetic measurements to be carried out.

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HS/22/31
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11 December 1839
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2 pages
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Manuscript

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John Frederick William Herschel

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John Frederick William Herschel, Copy letter, from Sir John Herschel to Karl Kreil, dated at Slough, 11 December 1839, HS/22/31, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_22_31/copy-letter-from-sir-john-herschel-to-karl-kreil-dated-at-slough, accessed on 19 July 2026

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