| Reference number | MS/257/4/17 |
| Alternative reference number | Sa.1146 |
| Previous numbers | ES4/1/1146 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Letter from Edward Sabine, Dunraven Castle, Glamorganshire |
| Date | 3 October 1837 |
| Description | Acknowledges receiving a letter and memoir ‘sur les variations de la temperature’. Sabine refers to rerunning from the meeting in Liverpool where he saw [Joseph Antoine Ferdinand] Plateau. Sabine refers to his report on ‘observations made in different countries by observers of different nations, on the magnetic intensity’. Sabine discusses the recipient’s observations regarding the total intensity and asks for any corrections. Includes a list of cities, their dips and force. Sabine refers to [Alexander von] Humboldt’s remarks on a [magnetic paper] and includes his response regarding the magnetic intensity at specific stations. |
| Extent | 3p |
| 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 |