Letter, from Francis Beaufort to Sir John Herschel, dated at Admiralty
Reference number: HS/3/338
Date: 5 July 1834
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Autograph letter signed by sender. Thanks for the packet of letters. Thomas Henderson has been appointed to the Edinburgh Observatory. Richardson has just completed Brisbane's Catalogue of Southern Stars. Has observed a fortnight's tides for William Whewell.
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- HS/3/338
- Earliest possible date
- 5 July 1834
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- 4 pages
- Format
- Manuscript
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Francis Beaufort, Sir Francis Beaufort, Letter, from Francis Beaufort to Sir John Herschel, dated at Admiralty, 5 July 1834, HS/3/338, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_3_338/letter-from-francis-beaufort-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-admiralty, accessed on 25 January 2026
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This item is part of:
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Correspondence of Sir John Frederick William Herschel
1812-1870 Creator: John Frederick William Herschel Reference number: HS -
Correspondence of John Frederick William Herschel: volume 3 Babinet-Beaufort
1819-1869 Reference number: HS/3
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Francis Beaufort
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John Frederick William Herschel
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