Skip to content

Please be aware that some material may contain words, descriptions or illustrations which will not reflect current scientific understanding and may be considered in today's context inaccurate, unethical, offensive or distressing.

The Royal Society: Science in the Making

Letter from Samuel Hunter Christie, on a paper 'Contributions to terrestrial magnetism - No. VIII' by Edward Sabine

Reference number: RR/1/41

Date: 02 June 1846

Description

Letter in which Christie claims he has been confined to bed for the last ten days with illness and has been unable to reply to letters. Talks about his contribution to the paper.

Subject: Astronomy

[Published in Philosophical Transactions, 1846].

Reference number
RR/1/41
Earliest possible date
02 June 1846
Physical description
Letter on paper
Page extent
4 pages
Format
Manuscript

Creator name

Samuel Hunter Christie

View page for Samuel Hunter Christie

Use this record

IIIF manifest

View​ IIIF ​ manifest Opens in new tab

Open in Mirador viewer Opens in new tab

Export this record

Download PDF Opens in new tab

Citation

Samuel Hunter Christie, Letter from Samuel Hunter Christie, on a paper 'Contributions to terrestrial magnetism - No. VIII' by Edward Sabine, 02 June 1846, RR/1/41, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rr_1_41/letter-from-samuel-hunter-christie-on-a-paper-contributions-to-terrestrial-magnetism-no-viii-by-edward-sabine, accessed on 14 May 2025

Link to this record

https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rr_1_41/letter-from-samuel-hunter-christie-on-a-paper-contributions-to-terrestrial-magnetism-no-viii-by-edward-sabine

Embed this record

<iframe src="https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/embed/items/rr_1_41/letter-from-samuel-hunter-christie-on-a-paper-contributions-to-terrestrial-magnetism-no-viii-by-edward-sabine" title="Letter from Samuel Hunter Christie, on a paper 'Contributions to terrestrial magnetism - No. VIII' by Edward Sabine" allow="fullscreen" frameborder="0" width="100%" height="500px"></iframe>

Related Publications

Hierarchy

This item is part of:

Related Fellows

Explore the collection

  • Referee Reports

    This collection contains reports on scientific papers submitted for publication to the Royal Society. Started in 1832 when the system was formalised, it is a record of the origins of peer review publishing in practice.

    Dates: 1832 - 1954

    View collection