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

Reference number: HS/15/132

Date: 2 September 1841

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Autograph letter signed by sender. Expresses his approval of James Ross's Antarctic survey, providing some of the details of it and his determination of the south magnetic pole. Gives details of Ross's plans.

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HS/15/132
Earliest possible date
2 September 1841
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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 Athenaeum, 2 September 1841, HS/15/132, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_15_132/letter-from-edward-sabine-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-athenaeum, accessed on 05 December 2024

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