Copy letter, from Sir John Herschel to Edward Sabine, dated at Collingwood
Reference number: HS/25/14/28
Date: 1858-7-1 or earlier
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Copy of a letter. Invites Edward Sabine and his wife [at St. Leonard's] to visit . John Frederick William Herschel is impressed with Edward Sabine's ability to develop a working plan for terrestrial magnetism observations. Is prepared to write a review article [about magnetism?] if invited, but John Frederick William Herschel refuses to write such articles and offer them 'for acceptance or rejection.'
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- HS/25/14/28
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- 1858-7-1 or earlier
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John Frederick William Herschel, Copy letter, from Sir John Herschel to Edward Sabine, dated at Collingwood, 1858-7-1 or earlier, HS/25/14/28, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_25_14_28/copy-letter-from-sir-john-herschel-to-edward-sabine-dated-at-collingwood, accessed on 22 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 25 Copies of outgoing letters
1873-1875 Reference number: HS/25 -
Copies of Sir John Herschel's letters to various correspondents with uncertain dates
1875 Creator: John Frederick William Herschel Reference number: HS/25/14
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John Frederick William Herschel
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Edward Sabine
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Dates: 1807 - 1875
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