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Letter, from Robert FitzRoy to Sir John Herschel, dated at Meteorological Dept., B.o.T.

Reference number: HS/7/256

Date: 17 May 1861

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Autograph letter signed by sender. Has checked over John Frederick William Herschel's letter on rainbows and will have it signed Herschel. Encloses a scrap about rain. Mr. Wheelwright's note is curious. Will send a copy of the London Review.

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HS/7/256
Earliest possible date
17 May 1861
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4 pages
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Manuscript

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Robert FitzRoy

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Robert FitzRoy, Letter, from Robert FitzRoy to Sir John Herschel, dated at Meteorological Dept., B.o.T., 17 May 1861, HS/7/256, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_7_256/letter-from-robert-fitzroy-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-meteorological-dept-bot, accessed on 14 June 2026

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