Letter, from Edward Sabine to Sir John Herschel
Reference number: HS/15/90
Date: 19 May 1840
Description
Autograph letter signed by sender. Hopes to meet with John Frederick William Herschel to discuss some data. Announces that at the Newcastle B.A.A.S. meeting, John Frederick William Herschel, Humphrey Lloyd, and Edward Sabine were appointed to a subcommitt
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- HS/15/90
- Earliest possible date
- 19 May 1840
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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, 19 May 1840, HS/15/90, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_15_90/letter-from-edward-sabine-to-sir-john-herschel, accessed on 06 February 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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