Letter, from Edward Sabine to Sir John Herschel, dated at 2 Portland Place
Reference number: HS/15/15
Date: 1826-2
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Autograph letter signed by sender. Encloses a copy of a letter from the astronomer [George] Fisher, who strongly supports the practicability of work in Spitzbergen. Says the letter will be presented to the Council for its consideration in hopes that a spe
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- HS/15/15
- Earliest possible date
- 1826-2
- Page extent
- 2 pages
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- Manuscript
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Edward Sabine, Letter, from Edward Sabine to Sir John Herschel, dated at 2 Portland Place, 1826-2, HS/15/15, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_15_15/letter-from-edward-sabine-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-2-portland-place, accessed on 25 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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This collection of nearly 10,900 letters, drafts, copies and notes is the largest repository of scientific correspondence from and to Sir John Herschel, leading figure of Victorian science.
Dates: 1807 - 1875
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