Copy letter, from Sir John Herschel to Edward Sabine, dated at Collingwood
Reference number: HS/24/21
Date: 25 October 1863
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Copy of a letter. Accepts invitation to dine with Edward Sabine. Working on sixth edition of Outlines Astr. Has sent argument against converting to metric system to Leeds.
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- HS/24/21
- Earliest possible date
- 25 October 1863
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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, 25 October 1863, HS/24/21, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_24_21/copy-letter-from-sir-john-herschel-to-edward-sabine-dated-at-collingwood, accessed on 19 April 2025
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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 24 Copies of outgoing letters
1873-1875 Reference number: HS/24
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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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