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Agreeing with the suggestion put forward in Sabine's letter of 27 January 1842 (MM/11/164), on the printing of magnetical observations made at 'colonial observatories'.

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MM/11/166
Earliest possible date
28 January 1842
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4 pages
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Manuscript

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John Frederick William Herschel

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John Frederick William Herschel, Letter from J F W Herschel, Collingwood, 28 January 1842, MM/11/166, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/mm_11_166/letter-from-j-f-w-herschel-collingwood, accessed on 16 September 2024

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