| Reference number | HS/15/75 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Incomplete copy letter, from Sir John Herschel to Edward Sabine, dated at [Slough] |
| Creator | John Frederick William Herschel |
| Date | 16 December 1839 |
| Description | Contemporary copy in sender's hand, signed by sender, incomplete. Declines to take steps to call a special committee or council meeting of the Royal Society [of London] regarding foreign communications of the observatories, noting his own wish to stay out |
| Language | English |
| Extent | 1p |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Place origin | Slough, Berkshire |
| Origin coordinates | 51.5082, -0.5954 |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| Access status | Open |
| Related material | HS/22/34 |
| Related records in the catalogue | HS/22/34 |
| URL description | Also available on Epsilon |
| URL | https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel2795
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Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | Name | Dates |
| NA8238 | Herschel; Sir; John Frederick William (1792 - 1871); astronomer | 1792 - 1871 |
| NA8279 | Sabine; Sir; Edward (1788 - 1883) | 1788 - 1883 |