Letter from John Frederick William Herschel to [Edward Sabine]
Reference number: MS/257/2/296
Date: 14 September 1870
Description
Refers to solar radiation and stations in India. Herschel approves of Sabine’s actinometric methods but wonders about absorbent power of alcoholic liquid. Laments 'sad conclusion' to career of 'Hansa,' and hopes her companion is more successful. Reference to meteorological observations and their publication.
- Reference number
- MS/257/2/296
- Earliest possible date
- 14 September 1870
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- Ink on paper
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- 4 pages
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- Manuscript
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John Frederick William Herschel, Letter from John Frederick William Herschel to [Edward Sabine], 14 September 1870, MS/257/2/296, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/ms_257_2_296/letter-from-john-frederick-william-herschel-to-edward-sabine, accessed on 25 April 2025
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