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Letter, requesting tidal observations from Port Leopold from [George] Henry Richards to Walter White

Reference number: PT/68/11

Date: 27 April 1869

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Letter from Richards to White requesting original tidal observations made at Port Leopold by Sir J C [James Clark] Ross. Richards states that the observations had been lent to Professor [Samuel] Haughton who used them to write his paper, 'On the tides of the arctic seas' (manuscript found at PT/68/9-10). A handwritten note in red ink at the top of the letter indicates that the tables were returned to the Admiralty, however the requested observations are included with the letter in this volume on one long fold-out chart.

Subject: Hydrography

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PT/68/11
Earliest possible date
27 April 1869
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Ink on paper
Page extent
4 pages
Format
Manuscript

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George Henry Richards

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George Henry Richards, Letter, requesting tidal observations from Port Leopold from [George] Henry Richards to Walter White, 27 April 1869, PT/68/11, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/pt_68_11/letter-requesting-tidal-observations-from-port-leopold-from-george-henry-richards-to-walter-white, accessed on 24 January 2026

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