| Reference number | MS/257/3/255 |
| Alternative reference number | Sa.1000 |
| Previous numbers | ES3/61/1000 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Letter from John Phillips, St Mary's Lodge, York to Edward Sabine |
| Date | 29 October 1853 |
| Description | Phillips refers to his [appointment as Deputy Reader of Geology at the University of Oxford]. Phillips shares his desire to ‘dip his hands in the water of the Channels’. Remarks on ‘arctic forces’ and ‘results with the moon’s pictures’. Phillips asks Sabine if his name should be on the Telescope Committee. |
| Extent | 4p |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Physical description | Ink on paper |
| Access status | Open |