| Reference number | HS/15/327 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Letter, from Edward Sabine to Sir John Herschel, dated at Somerset House |
| Creator | Edward Sabine |
| Date | 15 April 1839? |
| Description | Autograph letter signed by sender. Sends documents with earliest suggestion of Antarctic magnetic variation. Also sends letter from [A. T.] Kupffer. Materials received from [Adolphe] Quetelet, Prague, and Milan. All sent to [Humphrey] Lloyd. |
| Language | English |
| Extent | 2pp |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Place origin | Somerset House, London |
| Origin coordinates | 51.511111, -0.117778 |
| Access status | Open |
| URL description | Also available on Epsilon |
| URL | https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel2473
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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 |