Incomplete letter, from Edward Sabine to Sir John Herschel, dated at St. Leonards-on-Sea
Reference number: HS/15/231
Date: 8 March 1850
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Incomplete. Hypothesizes that annual variation of Dip and Total Force at Toronto may be caused by greater proximity of earth and sun. Discusses annual variations.
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- HS/15/231
- Earliest possible date
- 8 March 1850
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- 4 pages
- Format
- Manuscript
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Edward Sabine, Incomplete letter, from Edward Sabine to Sir John Herschel, dated at St. Leonards-on-Sea, 8 March 1850, HS/15/231, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_15_231/incomplete-letter-from-edward-sabine-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-st-leonards-on-sea, accessed on 25 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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