Letter, from Edward Sabine to Sir John Herschel, dated at Torington
Reference number: HS/15/28
Date: 15 March 1839
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Autograph letter signed by sender. Strongly urges John Frederick William Herschel to support employment of artillery men in the St. Helena and Canada fixed observatories, citing the approval of the private secretary. Reports that four sets of magnetic ins
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- HS/15/28
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- 15 March 1839
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- 4 pages
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- Manuscript
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Edward Sabine, Letter, from Edward Sabine to Sir John Herschel, dated at Torington, 15 March 1839, HS/15/28, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_15_28/letter-from-edward-sabine-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-torington, accessed on 19 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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