RefNo | MS/257/4/166 |
AltRefNo | Sa.1295 |
Previous numbers | ES4/3/1295 |
Level | Item |
Title | Letter from B Schnitler, Drontheim to [Edward Sabine] |
Date | 28 December 1825 |
Description | Schnitler delivered copies of [Sabine’s] ‘experiments on the figure of the earth’, a volume of essays, and the sermons of Bishop Horne. Refers to a copy of Major [Alexander Gordon] Laing’s travels in Africa. Schnitler is sorry to learn of [Sabine’s] ill health and spirit, wishing him a speedy recovery. Refers to [Sabine’s] ‘proposal to the government of measuring an arc of 5 degrees of latitude at Spitzbergen’. |
Extent | 4p |
Format | Manuscript |
PhysicalDescription | Ink on paper |
AccessStatus | Open |
Fellows associated with this archive
Code | PersonName | Dates |
NA8279 | Sabine; Sir; Edward (1788 - 1883) | 1788 - 1883 |