| Reference number | HS/15/159 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Letter, from Edward Sabine to Sir John Herschel, dated at York |
| Creator | Edward Sabine |
| Date | 26 September 1844 |
| Description | Autograph letter signed by sender. Magnetic phenomena move in opposite directions in the northern and southern hemispheres. This contradicts a report made by John Frederick William Herschel. Asks permission to omit John Frederick William Herschel's statem |
| Language | English |
| Extent | 4pp |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Place origin | York, North Yorkshire |
| Origin coordinates | 53.96, -1.08 |
| Access status | Open |
| URL description | Also available on Epsilon |
| URL | https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel2288
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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 |