Letter, from F. M. Eardley-Wilmot to Sir John Herschel, dated at St. Helena
Reference number: HS/7/1
Date: 3 February 1840
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Autograph letter signed by sender. Weather has been unsuitable for using the actinometers. Sends a small parcel of geological specimens. J. H. Lefroy is in a very good situation at Longwood.
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- HS/7/1
- Earliest possible date
- 3 February 1840
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- 3 pages
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- Manuscript
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Frederick Marow Eardley-Wilmot, Letter, from F. M. Eardley-Wilmot to Sir John Herschel, dated at St. Helena, 3 February 1840, HS/7/1, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_7_1/letter-from-f-m-eardley-wilmot-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-st-helena, accessed on 17 May 2025
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This item is part of:
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Correspondence of Sir John Frederick William Herschel
1812-1870 Creator: Sir; John Frederick William Herschel Reference number: HS -
Correspondence of John Frederick William Herschel: volume 7 Eardley Wilmot-F
1820-1871 Reference number: HS/7
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Frederick Marow Eardley-Wilmot
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John Frederick William Herschel
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