Letter, from Edward Sabine to Sir John Herschel, dated at Woolwich
Reference number: HS/15/154
Date: 6 August 1843
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Autograph letter signed by sender. Discusses state of science in France. Magnetic instruments were ordered for Algiers, but Edward Sabine is uncertain whether they left Paris. Will send portion of magnetic report and letter from [A. D.] Bache among other
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- HS/15/154
- Earliest possible date
- 6 August 1843
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- 4 pages
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- Manuscript
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Edward Sabine, Letter, from Edward Sabine to Sir John Herschel, dated at Woolwich, 6 August 1843, HS/15/154, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_15_154/letter-from-edward-sabine-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-woolwich, accessed on 22 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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