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RefNoHS/7/279
LevelItem
TitleLetter, from James David Forbes to Sir John Herschel, dated at Locarno
CreatorJames David Forbes
Date2 October 1832
DescriptionAutograph letter signed by sender. Has postponed answering his letter until he has some worthwhile results to transmit. Local savants are unwilling to take much trouble but has met a German meteorologist, L. F. Kämtz, and together they have carried out observations on some of the mountains. Encloses some of the actinometer readings. Has 80 series of magnetic observations.
LanguageEnglish
Extent4pp
FormatManuscript
Place originLocarno
Origin coordinates46.166667, 8.8
AccessStatusOpen
URLDescriptionAlso available on Epsilon
URLhttps://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel9550
Fellows associated with this archive
CodePersonNameDates
NA6280Forbes; James David (1809 - 1868); natural philosopher1809 - 1868
NA8238Herschel; Sir; John Frederick William (1792 - 1871); astronomer1792 - 1871
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