Letter, from Sir John Herschel to Edward Sabine
Reference number: HS/15/2
Date: 3 April 1825
Description
Autograph letter signed by sender. Responds to Edward Sabine's proposal to conduct a series of meteorological observations from the peak of Teneriffe. Promises to bring it before the Board of Longitude for consideration for support.
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- HS/15/2
- Earliest possible date
- 3 April 1825
- Page extent
- 2 pages
- Format
- Manuscript
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John Frederick William Herschel, Letter, from Sir John Herschel to Edward Sabine, 3 April 1825, HS/15/2, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_15_2/letter-from-sir-john-herschel-to-edward-sabine, accessed on 22 April 2025
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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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