Letter, from Edward Sabine to Sir John Herschel, dated at Margate
Reference number: HS/15/118
Date: 9 January 1841
Description
Autograph letter signed by sender. Discusses problem involving John Frederick William Herschel, George Peacock, Humphrey Lloyd, and Wilhelm Weber regarding the price of magnetometers. Also mentions reports of magnetic observations in Russia and at the Cap
- Reference number
- HS/15/118
- Earliest possible date
- 9 January 1841
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- 4 pages
- Format
- Manuscript
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Edward Sabine, Letter, from Edward Sabine to Sir John Herschel, dated at Margate, 9 January 1841, HS/15/118, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_15_118/letter-from-edward-sabine-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-margate, accessed on 22 April 2025
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Correspondence of Sir John Frederick William Herschel
1812-1870 Creator: Sir; John Frederick William Herschel Reference number: HS -
Correspondence of John Frederick William Herschel: volume 15 Sabine-Selwyn
1820-1870 Reference number: HS/15
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Edward Sabine
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John Frederick William Herschel
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