Letter, from Edward Sabine to Sir John Herschel, dated at 3 St. James's Place
Reference number: HS/15/65
Date: 15 November 1839
Description
Autograph letter signed by sender. Claims the name 'meteorological committee' is misleading for a Royal Society [of London] committee that handles all branches of observational physics. Suggests that physics be divided into 'Experimental and Terrestrial.'
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- HS/15/65
- Earliest possible date
- 15 November 1839
- Page extent
- 3 pages
- Format
- Manuscript
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Edward Sabine, Letter, from Edward Sabine to Sir John Herschel, dated at 3 St. James's Place, 15 November 1839, HS/15/65, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_15_65/letter-from-edward-sabine-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-3-st-jamess-place, accessed on 21 March 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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