Letter from John Frederick William Herschel, 32 Harley Street to Edward Sabine
Reference number: MS/257/2/282
Date: 15 March 1852
Description
Herschel thanks Mrs [Elizabeth Juliana Leeves] Sabine for the translation of the third volume of Alexander von Humboldt's Cosmos and admires his work. Herschel questions [Humboldt’s] references in notes. Refers to [Samuel Heinrich] Schwabe’s ‘period of ten years for solar spots’ and the ‘periodicity of the sun’ [referring to the solar cycle]. Discusses meeting for Wintringham Committee.
- Reference number
- MS/257/2/282
- Earliest possible date
- 15 March 1852
- Physical description
- Ink on paper
- Page extent
- 4 pages
- Format
- Manuscript
- Also available on Epsilon
- View
Use this record
Export this record
Citation
John Frederick William Herschel, Letter from John Frederick William Herschel, 32 Harley Street to Edward Sabine, 15 March 1852, MS/257/2/282, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/ms_257_2_282/letter-from-john-frederick-william-herschel-32-harley-street-to-edward-sabine, accessed on 25 April 2025
Link to this record
https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/ms_257_2_282/letter-from-john-frederick-william-herschel-32-harley-street-to-edward-sabine
Embed this record
<iframe src="https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/embed/items/ms_257_2_282/letter-from-john-frederick-william-herschel-32-harley-street-to-edward-sabine" title="Letter from John Frederick William Herschel, 32 Harley Street to Edward Sabine" allow="fullscreen" frameborder="0" width="100%" height="500px"></iframe>
Hierarchy
Related Fellows
-
John Frederick William Herschel
Creator -
Edward Sabine
Recipient
Explore the collection
-
Manuscripts General
Science in the Making presents selected items from the 'Manuscripts General' series, notably astronomical observations, investigations of discrete topics, and indices and registers of papers read before the Royal Society.
Dates: 1551 - 1951
View collection