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Letter from J F W [John Frederick William] Herschel, Collingwood, to Professor [Richard] Owen

Reference number: MC/5/381

Date: 22 December 1858

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Regarding the Astronomer Royal's [George Biddell Airy] opinion on the establishment of a station for magnetic observations at a variety of locations in North America and Falkland [Islands] and the related expenses.

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MC/5/381
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22 December 1858
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2 pages
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John Frederick William Herschel

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John Frederick William Herschel, Letter from J F W [John Frederick William] Herschel, Collingwood, to Professor [Richard] Owen, 22 December 1858, MC/5/381, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/mc_5_381/letter-from-j-f-w-john-frederick-william-herschel-collingwood-to-professor-richard-owen, accessed on 12 October 2024

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