| RefNo | HS/15/319 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Incomplete letter, from Edward Sabine to Sir John Herschel, dated at Admiralty |
| Creator | Sabine; Sir; Edward (1788-1883); Irish army officer and physicist |
| Recipient | John Frederick William Herschel |
| Date | 7 February 1841? |
| Description | Autograph letter signed by sender, incomplete. Will be happy to send particulars from [C. F.] Gauss's information. [Humphrey] Lloyd's instrument records changes in horizontal intensity best. Wants to employ magnetometers in New York. |
| Language | English |
| Extent | 3pp |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Place origin | The Admiralty |
| Origin coordinates | 51.5055, -0.1274 |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| URLDescription | Also available on Epsilon |
| URL | https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel2465
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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 |