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Letter, from Francis Beaufort to Sir John Herschel, dated at Admiralty

Reference number: HS/3/323

Date: 17 December 1831

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Autograph letter signed by sender. Would like his comments on the instructions for the new Cape Astronomer.

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HS/3/323
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17 December 1831
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3 pages
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Manuscript

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Francis Beaufort

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Francis Beaufort, Letter, from Francis Beaufort to Sir John Herschel, dated at Admiralty, 17 December 1831, HS/3/323, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_3_323/letter-from-francis-beaufort-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-admiralty, accessed on 14 December 2024

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