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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

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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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