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Letter, from Edward Sabine to Sir John Herschel, dated at 3 St. James's Place

Reference number: HS/15/69

Date: 22 November 1839

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Autograph letter signed by sender. Talks of new plans for an observatory in Egypt. Encloses two letters. Has begun to compare data of the last three years from five or six observatories all over the world.

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HS/15/69
Earliest possible date
22 November 1839
Page extent
3 pages
Format
Manuscript

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Edward Sabine

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Edward Sabine, Letter, from Edward Sabine to Sir John Herschel, dated at 3 St. James's Place, 22 November 1839, HS/15/69, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_15_69/letter-from-edward-sabine-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-3-st-jamess-place, accessed on 25 April 2025

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