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RefNoHS/7/251
LevelItem
TitleLetter, from Robert FitzRoy to Sir John Herschel, dated at Meteorological Dept., B.o.T.
CreatorRobert FitzRoy
Date8 April 1858
DescriptionAutograph letter signed by sender. Sending some publications to show the kind of work he is doing. Has read John Frederick William Herschel's Admiralty Manual and congratulates him on its authority. Has been reading J. P. Espy's Fourth Report. Note of W. J. S. Pullen's soundings in the South Atlantic.
LanguageEnglish
Extent5pp
FormatManuscript
Place originMeteorological Office, Board of Trade, 1-2 Parliament Street, London
Origin coordinates51.5013, -0.1249
AccessStatusOpen
URLDescriptionAlso available on Epsilon
URLhttps://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel9506
Fellows associated with this archive
CodePersonNameDates
NA6774FitzRoy; Robert (1805 - 1865); hydrographer and meteorologist1805 - 1865
NA8238Herschel; Sir; John Frederick William (1792 - 1871); astronomer1792 - 1871
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