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Reference numberMS/257/1/94
Alternative reference numberSa.94
Previous numbersES1/13/94
LevelItem
TitleLetter from Christopher Henyk Diderich Buys Ballot, Utrecht to Edward Sabine
Date12 February 1860
DescriptionBallot thanks Sabine for the kindness he has shown [Pieter Adrian] Bergsma. Ballot does not have the funds to establish photographic self-registering magnets [at Utrecht] but would like Sabine to procure a unifilar for him to measure the intensity. Ballot hopes to have a magnetical building this year, and discusses the instruments he would need for which purpose. Reference to Mr Richard [Christopher] Carrington’s observations, the perturbations at Kew, continually observing the suns disk. Ballot asks Sabine if he has any knowledge regarding a box sent from London containing meteorological instruments
Extent4p
FormatManuscript
Physical descriptionInk on paper
Access statusOpen
Fellows associated with this archive
CodeNameDates
NA8279Sabine; Sir; Edward (1788 - 1883)1788 - 1883
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