Letter from John Frederick William Herschel, Collingwood to Edward Sabine
Reference number: MS/257/2/298
Date: 1825-1827
Description
Updates regarding the arrival of the rockets and the whereabouts of a telescope. Discusses the chronometer sent by Herschel [and observations to be made by instruments].
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- MS/257/2/298
- Earliest possible date
- 1825-1827
- Physical description
- Ink on paper
- Page extent
- 2 pages
- Format
- Manuscript
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John Frederick William Herschel, Letter from John Frederick William Herschel, Collingwood to Edward Sabine, 1825-1827, MS/257/2/298, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/ms_257_2_298/letter-from-john-frederick-william-herschel-collingwood-to-edward-sabine, accessed on 22 April 2025
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John Frederick William Herschel
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Edward Sabine
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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
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