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Letter from J F W Herschel to Edward Sabine

Reference number: DM/3/88

Date: c.1841

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On Roberton forwarding to Sabine papers on the Hammerfest magnetical observation.
Encloses letter on and discusses extent of government aid for proposed Hammerfest magnetic observatory and various alternatives with regard to it.

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DM/3/88
Earliest possible date
c.1841
Page extent
5 pages
Format
Manuscript

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John Frederick William Herschel

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John Frederick William Herschel, Letter from J F W Herschel to Edward Sabine, c.1841, DM/3/88, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/dm_3_88/letter-from-j-f-w-herschel-to-edward-sabine, accessed on 12 February 2026

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