Letter, from Robert FitzRoy to Sir John Herschel, dated at HMS Beagle, at sea
Reference number: HS/7/246
Date: 1 July 1836
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Autograph letter signed by sender. Sending some curious magnetic observations made at the Cape. Regarding chronometer measurements. Changes of temperature over sea and land compared.
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- HS/7/246
- Earliest possible date
- 1 July 1836
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- 12 pages
- Format
- Manuscript
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Robert FitzRoy, Letter, from Robert FitzRoy to Sir John Herschel, dated at HMS Beagle, at sea, 1 July 1836, HS/7/246, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_7_246/letter-from-robert-fitzroy-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-hms-beagle-at-sea, accessed on 05 December 2025
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This item is part of:
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Correspondence of Sir John Frederick William Herschel
1812-1870 Creator: 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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Robert FitzRoy
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John Frederick William Herschel
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