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Letter, from Frederick W. Beechey to Sir John Herschel, dated at Westbourne Crescent

Reference number: HS/4/24

Date: 6 March 1851

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Autograph letter signed by sender. Is enclosing the revised sheets to save time. Suggestions regarding these. Is sending his tidal paper to Airy for his perusal.

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HS/4/24
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6 March 1851
Page extent
3 pages
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Manuscript

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Frederick William Beechey

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Frederick William Beechey, Letter, from Frederick W. Beechey to Sir John Herschel, dated at Westbourne Crescent, 6 March 1851, HS/4/24, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_4_24/letter-from-frederick-w-beechey-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-westbourne-crescent, accessed on 02 December 2024

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