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

Reference number: HS/3/380

Date: 20 January 1848

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Autograph letter signed by sender. Cannot find any record of his having written. Is sending an official request from the Admiralty for John Frederick William Herschel to superintend the dome of the Cape telescope. Advice regarding his overpayment of money to the Astronomer Royal.

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HS/3/380
Earliest possible date
20 January 1848
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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, 20 January 1848, HS/3/380, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_3_380/letter-from-francis-beaufort-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-admiralty, accessed on 15 January 2025

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