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Letter, from William Radcliffe Birt to Sir John Herschel, dated at Kew Observatory

Reference number: HS/4/136

Date: 31 December 1849

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Autograph letter signed by sender. Thanks for his letter, and will arrange with John Williams concerning L. A. J. Quetelet's books. Regarding recent barometrical readings.

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HS/4/136
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31 December 1849
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3 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 Kew Observatory, 31 December 1849, HS/4/136, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_4_136/letter-from-william-radcliffe-birt-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-kew-observatory, accessed on 16 November 2025

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