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Letter, from Robert FitzRoy to Sir John Herschel, dated at Meteorological Office

Reference number: HS/7/266

Date: 24 December 1863

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Autograph letter signed by sender. Sends three pamphlets by Lieut. John Maclear. Was very interested in John Frederick William Herschel's 'Words for January."

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HS/7/266
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24 December 1863
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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 Office, 24 December 1863, HS/7/266, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_7_266/letter-from-robert-fitzroy-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-meteorological-office, accessed on 13 June 2026

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