Record

Reference numberMS/257/1/306
Alternative reference numberSa.306
Previous numbersES1/49/306
LevelItem
TitleLetter from Richard Christopher Carrington, Observatory, Redhill to Edward Sabine
Date11 December 1856
DescriptionCarrington makes a request of Sabine regarding his proposed candidacy for a medal of the [Royal Astronomical Society]. Discussion regarding [Samuel Heinrich] Schwabe’s ‘30 year observations of the surface of the sun and his discovery of periodicity in the frequency of the solar spots’ and the possibility of his awarding of the medal. Refers to Dr [Johann von] Lamont, terrestrial magnetic intensity, the daily range of the declination, astronomical deductions, Sabine’s ‘treasury of magnetic data’, the mean diurnal range of the declination, horizontal intensity, and absolute intensity.
Extent12p
FormatManuscript
Physical descriptionInk on paper
Access statusOpen
Fellows associated with this archive
CodeNameDates
NA3473Carrington; Richard Christopher (1826 - 1875); astronomer1826 - 1875
NA8279Sabine; Sir; Edward (1788 - 1883)1788 - 1883
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