Letter, from Francis Beaufort to Sir John Herschel
Reference number: HS/3/409
Date: 13 September 1839
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Autograph letter signed by sender. Enclosing letters from Thomas Maclear so that he may see all he says about his meteorites. Will keep the meteorite until he tells him what to do with it.
- Reference number
- HS/3/409
- Earliest possible date
- 13 September 1839
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- 2 pages
- Format
- Manuscript
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Francis Beaufort, Sir Francis Beaufort, Letter, from Francis Beaufort to Sir John Herschel, 13 September 1839, HS/3/409, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_3_409/letter-from-francis-beaufort-to-sir-john-herschel, accessed on 25 January 2026
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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 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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Dates: 1807 - 1875
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