Copy letter, from Sir John Herschel to Edward Sabine, dated at Collingwood
Reference number: HS/23/274
Date: 1 September 1859
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Copy of a letter. John Frederick William Herschel cannot attend Aberdeen [B.A.A.S.] meeting due to severe illness. Will try to sketch draft of response to application to British and foreign governments for cooperation in magnetic projects.
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- HS/23/274
- Earliest possible date
- 1 September 1859
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- 1 page
- Format
- Manuscript
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John Frederick William Herschel, Copy letter, from Sir John Herschel to Edward Sabine, dated at Collingwood, 1 September 1859, HS/23/274, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_23_274/copy-letter-from-sir-john-herschel-to-edward-sabine-dated-at-collingwood, accessed on 25 April 2025
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This item is part of:
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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 23 Copies of outgoing letters
1873-1875 Reference number: HS/23
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John Frederick William Herschel
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Edward Sabine
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Dates: 1807 - 1875
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