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RefNoMS/257/1/244
AltRefNoSa.244
Previous numbersES1/39/244
LevelItem
TitleLetter from John Allan Broun, Makerstoun, Kelso to Edward Sabine
Date12 October 1847
DescriptionBroun clarifies his statement regarding results obtained by Sabine and Dr [Humphrey] Lloyd in a previous letter and comments in their different methods. Sabine’s method implied a necessity to investigate disturbances above a certain magnitude only. Broun describes a conversation he had with Lloyd in 1845 regarding disturbances, in which they agreed there two kinds of disturbances, however, Broun does not see a reason why magnitude would be evidence for different causes of disturbances. Extract from the transactions of the British Association regarding Lloyd’s results. Broun apologises for placing Lloyd and Sabine’s results in strong opposition to each other, though this was not his intention to do so.
Extent4p
FormatManuscript
PhysicalDescriptionInk on paper
AccessStatusOpen
Fellows associated with this archive
CodePersonNameDates
NA3813Broun; John Allan (1817 - 1879)1817 - 1879
NA8279Sabine; Sir; Edward (1788 - 1883)1788 - 1883
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