Letter, from Francis Beaufort to Sir John Herschel
Reference number: HS/3/344
Date: 20 February 1836
Description
Autograph letter signed by sender. Unable to send the Parramatta observations as the vessel is leaving too soon. Has just returned from a meeting to consider [William?] Ritchie's new optical glasses. George Dollond speaks well of them.
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- HS/3/344
- Earliest possible date
- 20 February 1836
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- 3 pages
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- Manuscript
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Francis Beaufort, Sir Francis Beaufort, Letter, from Francis Beaufort to Sir John Herschel, 20 February 1836, HS/3/344, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_3_344/letter-from-francis-beaufort-to-sir-john-herschel, accessed on 15 July 2026
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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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