| RefNo | HS/15/13 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Letter, from Edward Sabine to Sir John Herschel, dated at Lignières |
| Creator | Edward Sabine |
| Recipient | John Frederick William Herschel |
| Date | 20 July 1825 |
| Description | Autograph letter signed by sender. Reports Charles Bonne's voyage to Mont Javoul and discovery that the rockets there had been sent off too early, accounting for the previous failures. Reports subsequent successes. Conveys his plans to arrive at Teneriffe |
| Language | English |
| Extent | 2pp |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Place origin | Lignières |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| URLDescription | Also available on Epsilon |
| URL | https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel2732
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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 |