Letter, from Robert FitzRoy to Sir John Herschel, dated at 25 Lowndes St.
Reference number: HS/7/250
Date: 20 February 1841
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Autograph letter signed by sender. Was pleased to receive the letter and old papers. Remembers his time at the Cape with pleasure. Has been interested, but not convinced, by J. C. Ross's soundings.
- Reference number
- HS/7/250
- Earliest possible date
- 20 February 1841
- Page extent
- 4 pages
- Format
- Manuscript
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Robert FitzRoy, Letter, from Robert FitzRoy to Sir John Herschel, dated at 25 Lowndes St., 20 February 1841, HS/7/250, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_7_250/letter-from-robert-fitzroy-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-25-lowndes-st, accessed on 13 June 2026
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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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