Letter, from Francis Beaufort to Sir John Herschel, dated at Admiralty
Reference number: HS/3/390
Date: 4 August 1848
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Autograph letter signed by sender. Will keep W. R. Birt in view for any vacancy that may occur. Will leave Thomas Maclear to appoint Mr. Montague. Will be obliged for the trigonometrical tables.
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- HS/3/390
- Earliest possible date
- 4 August 1848
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- 2 pages
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- Manuscript
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Francis Beaufort, Sir Francis Beaufort, Letter, from Francis Beaufort to Sir John Herschel, dated at Admiralty, 4 August 1848, HS/3/390, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_3_390/letter-from-francis-beaufort-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-admiralty, accessed on 14 November 2025
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This item is part of:
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Correspondence of Sir John Frederick William Herschel
1812-1870 Creator: John Frederick William Herschel , Sir; 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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