Letter, from John Phillips to Sir John Herschel, dated at York
Reference number: HS/26/4
Date: 19 October 1840
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Letter in hand of amanuensis, partly signed by sender, with annotations by recipient. Informs John Frederick William Herschel that the B.A.A.S. has placed him on a committee to study the possibility of using balloon ascents to study the upper atmosphere.
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- HS/26/4
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- 19 October 1840
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- 2 pages
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- Manuscript
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John Phillips, Letter, from John Phillips to Sir John Herschel, dated at York, 19 October 1840, HS/26/4, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_26_4/letter-from-john-phillips-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-york, accessed on 18 May 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 26 letters related to specific topics
1823-1854 Reference number: HS/26
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John Frederick William Herschel
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