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

Reference number: HS/3/361

Date: 22 December 1838

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Autograph letter signed by sender. Is sending him the plans and report of Klip Fonteyn [?]. He will forward them later to the Astronomer Royal.

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HS/3/361
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22 December 1838
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2 pages
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Manuscript

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Francis Beaufort

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Sir Francis Beaufort

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Francis Beaufort, Sir Francis Beaufort, Letter, from Francis Beaufort to Sir John Herschel, dated at Admiralty, 22 December 1838, HS/3/361, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_3_361/letter-from-francis-beaufort-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-admiralty, accessed on 22 January 2026

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