Letter, from William Galbraith to Sir John Herschel, dated at Edinburgh
Reference number: HS/8/3
Date: 24 November 1849
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Autograph letter signed by sender. Has received his note enclosing G. B. Airy's paper. Regrets any trouble he may have caused. Sends copies of his own paper for measuring heights by the barometer. Took some observations on the tides at Brodick and comments on William Whewell's statements concerning tides.
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- HS/8/3
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- 24 November 1849
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- 4 pages
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- Manuscript
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William Galbraith, Letter, from William Galbraith to Sir John Herschel, dated at Edinburgh, 24 November 1849, HS/8/3, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_8_3/letter-from-william-galbraith-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-edinburgh, accessed on 22 July 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 8 Galbraith-J Grahame
1810-1870 Reference number: HS/8
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John Frederick William Herschel
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