| Reference number | MS/257/4/138 |
| Alternative reference number | Sa.1267 |
| Previous numbers | ES4/1/1267 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Letter from Edward Sabine |
| Date | 19th century |
| Description | Sabine notes ‘the earliest suggestion of an Antarctic expedition for magnetic researches is contained in a letter’ he wrote to in 1828 to Professor [James] Renwick of Columbia College in New York, and remarks on similar subsequent suggestions made. Discusses ‘the establishment of fixed magnetic observatories at certain stations in the colonies’. |
| Extent | 4p |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Physical description | Ink on paper |
| Access status | Open |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | Name | Dates |
| NA8279 | Sabine; Sir; Edward (1788 - 1883) | 1788 - 1883 |