Letter, from Robert FitzRoy to Sir John Herschel, dated at Meteorological Office
Reference number: HS/7/264
Date: 16 May 1863
Description
Autograph letter signed by sender. Sending a paper to replace the one sent previously. Comments on the effect of the moon on the atmosphere. Wrote his Weather Book in a great hurry. Regrets the expression 'lines of force' but had the approbation of several practical electricians.
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- HS/7/264
- Earliest possible date
- 16 May 1863
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- 8 pages
- Format
- Manuscript
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Robert FitzRoy, Letter, from Robert FitzRoy to Sir John Herschel, dated at Meteorological Office, 16 May 1863, HS/7/264, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_7_264/letter-from-robert-fitzroy-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-meteorological-office, accessed on 13 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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