Incomplete letter, from Edward Sabine to Sir John Herschel, dated at Scarborough
Reference number: HS/15/163
Date: 22 October 1844
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Incomplete letter. Obliged for John Frederick William Herschel's comments regarding pendulum apparatus. Discusses the article that wrongly attributes Edward Sabine's discovery to [F. W.] Bessel and [Francis] Baily.
- Reference number
- HS/15/163
- Earliest possible date
- 22 October 1844
- Page extent
- 4 pages
- Format
- Manuscript
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Edward Sabine, Incomplete letter, from Edward Sabine to Sir John Herschel, dated at Scarborough, 22 October 1844, HS/15/163, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_15_163/incomplete-letter-from-edward-sabine-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-scarborough, 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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