| RefNo | HS/15/234 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Letter, from Edward Sabine to Sir John Herschel, dated at Woolwich |
| Creator | Edward Sabine |
| Recipient | John Frederick William Herschel |
| Date | 10 November 1851 |
| Description | Autograph letter signed by sender. Read John Frederick William Herschel's Admiralty Manual meteorology article. Disagrees with statement regarding barometer and pressure of dry atmosphere. Discusses atmosphere and barometer at some length. |
| Language | English |
| Extent | 4pp |
| 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/Herschel2363
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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 |