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

Reference number: HS/3/403

Date: 21 December 1840

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Autograph letter signed by sender. Apologizing for the delay. Sends various map locations. Also extract from Captain F. W. Beechy's letter regarding magnetic operations.

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HS/3/403
Earliest possible date
21 December 1840
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2 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], 21 December 1840, HS/3/403, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_3_403/letter-from-francis-beaufort-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-admiralty, accessed on 06 December 2024

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