| RefNo | MS/119/1/83 |
| AltRefNo | MS/119/1 p191-192 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Letter from Edward Sabine to Humphrey Lloyd |
| Date | 11 January 1840 |
| Description | Sabine has been commissioned by the Royal Society to order instruments for the Pacha of Egypt's Cairo observatory.
Sabine states that he was for a long time aware that the man behind the 'Cui Bono' criticisms of their magnetic scheme was 'Stephens'.
Comments on Sir David Brewster's recent knighthood.
Sabine has had a heated discussion with the instrument maker Dollond was aggrieved not to have received more commissions for instruments to be used in the magnetic scheme. |
| Extent | 4p |
| Format | Manuscript |
| PhysicalDescription | Ink on paper |
| AccessStatus | Open |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA8252 | Lloyd; Humphrey (1800 - 1881) | 1800 - 1881 |