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Incomplete copy of a letter. Birt is of the opinion greater efforts should be made for the advancement of science and remarks the British Association have given a 'systemic direction' to many branches of science. The advancement of meteorology will mainly depend on observations at different points on the earth's surface.

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HS/4/117
Earliest possible date
24 July 1847
Page extent
12 pages
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Manuscript

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William Radcliffe Birt

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William Radcliffe Birt, Copy of letter from, William Radcliffe Birt to John Lee, 24 July 1847, HS/4/117, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_4_117/copy-of-letter-from-william-radcliffe-birt-to-john-lee, accessed on 07 December 2024

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