Letter, from William Rutter Dawes to Sir John Herschel, dated at Furze Park Torquay
Reference number: HS/6/95
Date: 23 November 1849
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Autograph letter signed by sender. Sending a copy of the Torquay directory where Edward Vivian's comparison of thermometer readings are given. The climate of Torquay does not suit them; Mrs. Dawes is going north for a few weeks. Would like a comparison of the state of the weather for various parts of the country.
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- HS/6/95
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- 23 November 1849
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- 4 pages
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William Rutter Dawes, Letter, from William Rutter Dawes to Sir John Herschel, dated at Furze Park Torquay, 23 November 1849, HS/6/95, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_6_95/letter-from-william-rutter-dawes-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-furze-park-torquay, accessed on 11 December 2024
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Correspondence of Sir John Frederick William Herschel
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