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Letter, from Alexander Bridport Becher to Sir John Herschel, dated at Admiralty

Reference number: HS/3/360

Date: 23 November 1838

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Autograph letter signed by sender. Sending papers from Francis Beaufort on hurricanes.

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HS/3/360
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23 November 1838
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2 pages
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Manuscript

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Alexander Bridport Becher

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Alexander Bridport Becher, Letter, from Alexander Bridport Becher to Sir John Herschel, dated at Admiralty, 23 November 1838, HS/3/360, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_3_360/letter-from-alexander-bridport-becher-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-admiralty, accessed on 16 May 2026

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