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Copy letter, from Sir John Herschel to Edward Sabine, dated at Collingwood

Reference number: HS/23/203

Date: 9 June 1857

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Copy of a letter. Willing to write article if Quarterly [Review] will publish it, if he may take his time writing, and if Edward Sabine will provide aid regarding meteorology and magnetism.

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HS/23/203
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9 June 1857
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1 page
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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 Edward Sabine, dated at Collingwood, 9 June 1857, HS/23/203, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_23_203/copy-letter-from-sir-john-herschel-to-edward-sabine-dated-at-collingwood, accessed on 24 January 2026

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