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

Reference number: HS/3/328

Date: 21 May 1832

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Autograph letter signed by sender. Is sending letters from Thomas Henderson, the Cape Astronomer, also observations from St. Helena.

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HS/3/328
Earliest possible date
21 May 1832
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2 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, 21 May 1832, HS/3/328, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_3_328/letter-from-francis-beaufort-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-admiralty, accessed on 12 December 2024

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