| RefNo | HS/15/68 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Letter, from Edward Sabine to Sir John Herschel, dated at 3 St. James's Place |
| Creator | Edward Sabine |
| Recipient | John Frederick William Herschel |
| Date | 19 November 1839 |
| Description | Autograph letter signed by sender. Compliments Georg Erman's map of the declination lines made from observations, which confirms C. F. Gauss's map derived by theory. Asks John Frederick William Herschel whether the map should be printed and attached to th |
| Language | English |
| Extent | 4pp |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Place origin | 3 St. James's Place, London |
| Origin coordinates | 51.505725, -0.139661 |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| URLDescription | Also available on Epsilon |
| URL | https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel2788
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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 |