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

Reference number: HS/3/353

Date: 18 December 1837

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Autograph letter signed by sender. Is sending him a letter of Basil Hall. William Whewell is preparing another paper on the tides and is hoping for data from John Frederick William Herschel when he returns. Hears that John Frederick William Herschel will be home in June. Looks forward to seeing him again.

Reference number: HS/3/353
Earliest possible date: 18 December 1837
Page extent: 3 pages
Format: Manuscript
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Francis Beaufort

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Francis Beaufort, Sir Francis Beaufort, Letter, from Francis Beaufort to Sir John Herschel, dated at Admiralty, 18 December 1837, HS/3/353, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_3_353/letter-from-francis-beaufort-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-admiralty, accessed on 22 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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