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Letter, from Sir John Herschel to Joseph Baxendell, dated at Collingwood

Reference number: HS/3/311

Date: 2 February 1867

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Autograph letter signed by sender. Regarding gales of wind and their relation to violent changes in barometric pressure.

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HS/3/311
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2 February 1867
Page extent
4 pages
Format
Manuscript

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John Frederick William Herschel

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John Frederick William Herschel, Letter, from Sir John Herschel to Joseph Baxendell, dated at Collingwood, 2 February 1867, HS/3/311, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_3_311/letter-from-sir-john-herschel-to-joseph-baxendell-dated-at-collingwood, accessed on 17 August 2026

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