| Reference number | HS/15/112 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Letter, from Edward Sabine to Sir John Herschel, dated at Margate |
| Creator | Edward Sabine |
| Date | 4 December 1840 |
| Description | Autograph letter signed by sender, with annotations by recipient. B.A.A.S. defers letter from [John] Washington to Magnetic Committee. Asks for John Frederick William Herschel's approval for funding [Robert] Schomburgk's portable magnetic observatory. Joh |
| Language | English |
| Extent | 4pp |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Place origin | Margate, Kent |
| Origin coordinates | 51.385, 1.3838 |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| Access status | Open |
| URL description | Also available on Epsilon |
| URL | https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel2832
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Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | Name | Dates |
| NA8279 | Sabine; Sir; Edward (1788 - 1883) | 1788 - 1883 |
| NA8238 | Herschel; Sir; John Frederick William (1792 - 1871); astronomer | 1792 - 1871 |