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Draft of a letter from J F W Herschel to Edward Sabine

Reference number: MM/11/191

Date: c.1840

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On the misfortunes suffered in the construction of an observatory at Aden for magnetical observations and the proper care of magnetical instruments.

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MM/11/191
Earliest possible date
c.1840
Page extent
4 pages
Format
Manuscript

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John Frederick William Herschel

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John Frederick William Herschel, Draft of a letter from J F W Herschel to Edward Sabine, c.1840, MM/11/191, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/mm_11_191/draft-of-a-letter-from-j-f-w-herschel-to-edward-sabine, accessed on 11 November 2025

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