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Letter from Stephen Joseph Perry, on his paper 'Magnetic survey of Belgium in 1871' to the Secretary of the Royal Society

Reference number: RR/7/266

Date: 28 February 1873

Description

Letter in response to observations made on his paper. Apologises for the shortness of the letter as he is suffering from a 'most severe family afflication'.

Subject: Astronomy

[Published in Philosophical Transactions, 1873].

Reference number
RR/7/266
Earliest possible date
28 February 1873
Physical description
Letter on paper
Page extent
1 page
Format
Manuscript

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Letter from Stephen Joseph Perry, on his paper 'Magnetic survey of Belgium in 1871' to the Secretary of the Royal Society, 28 February 1873, RR/7/266, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rr_7_266/letter-from-stephen-joseph-perry-on-his-paper-magnetic-survey-of-belgium-in-1871-to-the-secretary-of-the-royal-society, accessed on 15 October 2024

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