Letter, from Edward Sabine to Sir John Herschel, dated at Llandovery
Reference number: HS/15/293
Date: 17 September 1870
Description
Letter in hand of amanuensis, signed by sender. Sends telegram from the Germania. Discusses crew of Hansa [see 15.292]. Asks if John Frederick William Herschel wants certain experiments done at Kew. Troubled by [W. A.] Miller's sudden illness.
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- HS/15/293
- Earliest possible date
- 17 September 1870
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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 Llandovery, 17 September 1870, HS/15/293, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_15_293/letter-from-edward-sabine-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-llandovery, accessed on 25 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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