Letter, from Edward Sabine to Sir John Herschel, dated at 12 Park Place
Reference number: HS/15/94
Date: 1 June 1840
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Autograph letter signed by sender. Tells of James Ross's broken instrument at the Cape and of efforts to send new equipment to him. Speaks of [Francis] Beaufort's magnetic observations at sea. Has looked for the memorial in the Athenaeum but does not beli
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- HS/15/94
- Earliest possible date
- 1 June 1840
- Page extent
- 4 pages
- Format
- Manuscript
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Edward Sabine, Letter, from Edward Sabine to Sir John Herschel, dated at 12 Park Place, 1 June 1840, HS/15/94, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_15_94/letter-from-edward-sabine-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-12-park-place, accessed on 19 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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