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Letter, from William Radcliffe Birt to Sir John Herschel, dated at Bethnal Green

Reference number: HS/4/105

Date: 11 October 1843

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Autograph letter signed by sender. Has received Howard Elphinstone's observations. Has had an interview with Edward Sabine who has arranged for observations to be forwarded to William Radcliffe Birt. Would like John Frederick William Herschel's views on publication of some of these observations.

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HS/4/105
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11 October 1843
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2 pages
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Manuscript
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William Radcliffe Birt

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William Radcliffe Birt, Letter, from William Radcliffe Birt to Sir John Herschel, dated at Bethnal Green, 11 October 1843, HS/4/105, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_4_105/letter-from-william-radcliffe-birt-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-bethnal-green, accessed on 05 December 2024

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