Letter, from Francis Beaufort to Sir John Herschel, dated at Admiralty
Reference number: HS/3/352
Date: 23 February 1837
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Autograph letter signed by sender. Sending more barometric observations. Interesting articles by S. D. Poisson and D. F. J. Arago. Peculiar crimson light seen in the sky recently. The 'Beagle' will sail in May and will call on John Frederick William Herschel.
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- HS/3/352
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- 23 February 1837
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- 4 pages
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Francis Beaufort, Sir Francis Beaufort, Letter, from Francis Beaufort to Sir John Herschel, dated at Admiralty, 23 February 1837, HS/3/352, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_3_352/letter-from-francis-beaufort-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-admiralty, accessed on 13 January 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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