| RefNo | HS/15/69 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Letter, from Edward Sabine to Sir John Herschel, dated at 3 St. James's Place |
| Creator | Edward Sabine |
| Recipient | John Frederick William Herschel |
| Date | 22 November 1839 |
| Description | Autograph letter signed by sender. Talks of new plans for an observatory in Egypt. Encloses two letters. Has begun to compare data of the last three years from five or six observatories all over the world. |
| Language | English |
| Extent | 3pp |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Place origin | 3 St. James's Place, London |
| Origin coordinates | 51.505725, -0.139661 |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| URLDescription | Also available on Epsilon |
| URL | https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel2789
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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 |