| Reference number | MS/257/2/162 |
| Alternative reference number | Sa.544 |
| Previous numbers | ES2/23/544 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Letter from James David Forbes, Fettercairn to Edward Sabine |
| Date | 2 August 1845 |
| Description | Forbes asks Sabine [where] the ‘the line of perpetual snow on the earth’s surface situated’. Forbes has ‘undertaken to review the Kosmos for the Quarterly’. Forbes admires Sabine’s ‘labours in the cause of magnetism’. |
| Extent | 2p |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Physical description | Ink on paper |
| Access status | Open |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | Name | Dates |
| NA6280 | Forbes; James David (1809 - 1868); natural philosopher | 1809 - 1868 |
| NA8279 | Sabine; Sir; Edward (1788 - 1883) | 1788 - 1883 |