Letter, from Robert FitzRoy to Sir John Herschel, dated at Meteorological Dept., B.o.T.
Reference number: HS/7/260
Date: 25 April 1862
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Autograph letter signed by sender. Further comments regarding the pressure of the atmosphere. His sketch was to demonstrate the currents of air. John Frederick William Herschel's comments on the moon were interesting.
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- HS/7/260
- Earliest possible date
- 25 April 1862
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- 8 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., 25 April 1862, HS/7/260, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_7_260/letter-from-robert-fitzroy-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-meteorological-dept-bot, accessed on 14 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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