Letter, from Edward Sabine to Sir John Herschel
Reference number: HS/15/321
Date: 22 July 1841?
Description
Autograph letter signed by sender. Corrects information from an earlier letter. [John] Caldecott stated that diurnal curve of declination changed with monsoon at Trivandum. Discusses [William] Allen and observation with transportable magnetometer.
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- HS/15/321
- Earliest possible date
- 22 July 1841?
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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, 22 July 1841?, HS/15/321, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_15_321/letter-from-edward-sabine-to-sir-john-herschel, accessed on 08 March 2026
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Correspondence of Sir John Frederick William Herschel
1812-1870 Creator: 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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