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Letter, from Edward Sabine to Sir John Herschel, dated at Lignières

Reference number: HS/15/12

Date: 16 July 1825

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Autograph letter signed by sender. Reports his 'entire failure' with Charles Bonne to see signals from both La Canche and Mont Javoul on the same night. Tells of moving the telescopes to Tuniers on 1825-7-15. Speaks of similar experiments elsewhere, which

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HS/15/12
Earliest possible date
16 July 1825
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4 pages
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Manuscript

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Edward Sabine

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Edward Sabine, Letter, from Edward Sabine to Sir John Herschel, dated at Lignières, 16 July 1825, HS/15/12, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_15_12/letter-from-edward-sabine-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-lignières, accessed on 23 March 2025

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    Dates: 1807 - 1875

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