| RefNo | HS/15/232 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Letter, from Edward Sabine to Sir John Herschel, dated at Woolwich |
| Creator | Edward Sabine |
| Recipient | John Frederick William Herschel |
| Date | 22 August 1851 |
| Description | Autograph letter signed by sender, with annotations by recipient. Wants advice regarding recalculation of magnetic lines using [C. F.] Gauss's method and new numerical data. This will be a provisional calculation. |
| Language | English |
| Extent | 3pp |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Place origin | Woolwich, London |
| Origin coordinates | 51.488, 0.063 |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| URLDescription | Also available on Epsilon |
| URL | https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel2360
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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 |