Incomplete letter, from Edward Sabine to Sir John Herschel, dated at 12 Park Place
Reference number: HS/15/134
Date: 13 October 1841
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Autograph letter signed by sender, incomplete. Speculation about land masses and climate in Arctic regions. Extols James Ross's talents. Discusses John Dalton's pension and who should be devoting efforts for approving pensions.
- Reference number
- HS/15/134
- Earliest possible date
- 13 October 1841
- Page extent
- 5 pages
- Format
- Manuscript
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Edward Sabine, Incomplete letter, from Edward Sabine to Sir John Herschel, dated at 12 Park Place, 13 October 1841, HS/15/134, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_15_134/incomplete-letter-from-edward-sabine-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-12-park-place, accessed on 22 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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