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
- Page extent
- 4 pages
- Format
- Manuscript
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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 20 April 2025
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This item is part of:
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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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Dates: 1807 - 1875
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