| RefNo | HS/15/116 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Letter, from Edward Sabine to Sir John Herschel, dated at Margate |
| Creator | Edward Sabine |
| Recipient | John Frederick William Herschel |
| Date | 30 December 1840 |
| Description | Autograph letter signed by sender. Relates arrangements for the magnetic observations at Lucknow in India. Proposes using Göttingen mean time for observations at Lucknow. Humphrey Lloyd relates that Captain Boileau has begun observing at Sinnlaw [Sikkim?] |
| Language | English |
| Extent | 4pp |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Place origin | Margate, Kent |
| Origin coordinates | 51.385, 1.3838 |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| URLDescription | Also available on Epsilon |
| URL | https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel2836
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Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA8279 | Sabine; Sir; Edward (1788 - 1883) | 1788 - 1883 |
| NA8238 | Herschel; Sir; John Frederick William (1792 - 1871); mathematician and astronomer | 1792 - 1871 |