Letter, from Edward Sabine to Sir John Herschel, dated at Worcester Park
Reference number: HS/15/77
Date: 18 December 1839
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Autograph letter signed by sender. Concurs with John Frederick William Herschel in his desire to stay out of Royal Society [of London] affairs but feels it is important to promote terrestrial magnetism in the Royal Society [of London], especially because
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- HS/15/77
- Earliest possible date
- 18 December 1839
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- 5 pages
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- Manuscript
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Edward Sabine, Letter, from Edward Sabine to Sir John Herschel, dated at Worcester Park, 18 December 1839, HS/15/77, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_15_77/letter-from-edward-sabine-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-worcester-park, accessed on 25 April 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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Dates: 1807 - 1875
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