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

Reference number: HS/3/400

Date: 17 February 1852

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Autograph letter signed by sender. Is pleased to inform him that the Admiralty has ordered a transit circle for the Cape.

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HS/3/400
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17 February 1852
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1 page
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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, 17 February 1852, HS/3/400, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_3_400/letter-from-francis-beaufort-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-admiralty, accessed on 17 July 2025

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