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

Reference number: HS/3/346

Date: 13 May 1836

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Autograph letter signed by sender. Received his last letter regarding Alpha Virginis in time to read it at the council. Has sent him all Stratford's Ephemerides. Regarding the sounding of the Brazil Banks. Back goes to Wager River the first week in June.

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HS/3/346
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13 May 1836
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4 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, 13 May 1836, HS/3/346, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_3_346/letter-from-francis-beaufort-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-admiralty, accessed on 06 December 2024

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