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  <dc:title>Letter, from Sir John Herschel to William Radcliffe Birt, dated at Collingwood</dc:title>
  <dc:description>Autograph letter signed by sender. B.A.A.S. approved William Radcliffe Birt's employment by Magnetical and Meteorological Committee to explore atmospheric waves. Will send Russian observations tomorrow. Howard Elphinstone agrees to send his observations [at Ore, near Hastings]. Lists meteorology books.</dc:description>
  <dc:date>15 September 1843</dc:date>
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