Record

RefNoMM/11/167
LevelItem
TitleLetter from Edward Sabine, 12 Park Place, to J F W Herschel
Date28 January 1842
DescriptionComments on a remark in Herschel's letter of 28 January 1842 (MM/11/166), relating to the printing of magnetical observations made at 'colonial observatories'.

Sabine suggests that observations should be made at intervals of 2 minutes and is multiples rather than 2.5 and its multiples.
Extent4 sides
FormatManuscript
AccessStatusOpen
Fellows associated with this archive
CodePersonNameDates
NA8238Herschel; Sir; John Frederick William (1792 - 1871); astronomer1792 - 1871
NA8279Sabine; Sir; Edward (1788 - 1883)1788 - 1883
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