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

Reference number: HS/23/308

Date: 17 September 1860

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Copy of a letter. Lists magnetic books received from Edward Sabine. It will be some time before John Frederick William Herschel can direct his attention to magnetic issues.

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HS/23/308
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17 September 1860
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2 pages
Format
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 Collinwood, 17 September 1860, HS/23/308, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_23_308/copy-letter-from-sir-john-herschel-to-edward-sabine-dated-at-collinwood, accessed on 19 April 2025

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