Letter, from Robert FitzRoy to Sir John Herschel, dated at Meteorological Dept., B.o.T.
Reference number: HS/7/252
Date: 4 May 1858
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Autograph letter signed by sender. Entirely agrees with his views on M. F. Maury. Is surprised at David Brewster's review of Maury's work. Would John Frederick William Herschel comment on Robert FitzRoy's work on weather forecasting.
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- HS/7/252
- Earliest possible date
- 4 May 1858
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- 4 pages
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- Manuscript
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Robert FitzRoy, Letter, from Robert FitzRoy to Sir John Herschel, dated at Meteorological Dept., B.o.T., 4 May 1858, HS/7/252, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_7_252/letter-from-robert-fitzroy-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-meteorological-dept-bot, accessed on 14 June 2026
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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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