Letter, from Edward Sabine to Sir John Herschel, dated at Woolwich
Reference number: HS/15/222
Date: 17 June 1848
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Autograph letter signed by sender. Discusses reduction of observations, continuation of various observatories, and the necessary financial arrangements for each. John Frederick William Herschel's actinometer instructions were misunderstood at Toronto.
- Reference number
- HS/15/222
- Earliest possible date
- 17 June 1848
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- 8 pages
- Format
- Manuscript
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Edward Sabine, Letter, from Edward Sabine to Sir John Herschel, dated at Woolwich, 17 June 1848, HS/15/222, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_15_222/letter-from-edward-sabine-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-woolwich, accessed on 03 December 2024
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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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