| RefNo | HS/15/231 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Incomplete letter, from Edward Sabine to Sir John Herschel, dated at St. Leonards-on-Sea |
| Creator | Sabine; Sir; Edward (1788-1883); Irish army officer and physicist |
| Recipient | John Frederick William Herschel |
| Date | 8 March 1850 |
| Description | Incomplete. Hypothesizes that annual variation of Dip and Total Force at Toronto may be caused by greater proximity of earth and sun. Discusses annual variations. |
| Language | English |
| Extent | 4pp |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Place origin | St. Leonards-on-Sea, East Sussex |
| Origin coordinates | 50.855556, 0.5525 |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| URLDescription | Also available on Epsilon |
| URL | https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel2359
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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 |