Letter, from Edward Sabine to Sir John Herschel, dated at Torington, Arundel
Reference number: HS/15/20
Date: 24 October 1838
Description
Autograph letter signed by sender. Plans a meeting in London with John Frederick William Herschel, James Ross, Humphrey Lloyd, and himself. Says an earlier cost estimate was too low and worries that the government will not fund the 'special' magnetic proj
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- HS/15/20
- Earliest possible date
- 24 October 1838
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- 3 pages
- Format
- Manuscript
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Edward Sabine, Letter, from Edward Sabine to Sir John Herschel, dated at Torington, Arundel, 24 October 1838, HS/15/20, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_15_20/letter-from-edward-sabine-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-torington-arundel, 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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