RefNo | AP/31/8 |
Level | Item |
Title | Letter, regarding the establishment of a central observatory at St Petersburg [Russia] from Adolph Theodor Kupffer to Edward Sabine |
Date | 2 August 1849 |
Description | Kupffer writes to share the news that the St Petersburg observatory has been established, with its activity beginning on 1 July 1849. He describes the objectives of the observatory.
Subject: Astronomy / Meteorology
Received 3 October 1849.
Written by Kupffer in St Petersburg. The letter is dated 21 July / 2 August 1849 to account for both the Julian and Gregorian calendars.
This letter was published in full in volume 5 of Abstracts of the Papers Printed in the Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London [later Proceedings of the Royal Society] as 'A letter from M. Kupffer, to Lieut.-Col. Sabine, For. Sec. R. S., On the establishment of a Central Physical Observatory at St. Petersburg. Communicated by Lieut.-Col. Sabine'. |
Language | French |
Extent | 3p |
Format | Manuscript |
PhysicalDescription | Ink on paper |
Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
AccessStatus | Open |
RelatedMaterial | DOI: 10.1098/rspl.1843.0213 |
Fellows associated with this archive
Code | PersonName | Dates |
NA5601 | Kupffer; Adolph Theodor (1799 - 1865) | 1799 - 1865 |
NA8279 | Sabine; Sir; Edward (1788 - 1883) | 1788 - 1883 |