RefNo | MS/257/1/44 |
AltRefNo | Sa.44 |
Previous numbers | ES1/6/44 |
Level | Item |
Title | Letter from George Biddell Airy, Royal Observatory Greenwhich to Edward Sabine |
Date | 7 April 1870 |
Description | Airy is sending Sabine part of a letter he has received from Professor [George Adolf] Erman [not enclosed]. In his letter Erman remarks on the regions of the earth in which [H J R] Petersen’s constants represent the observed facts of terrestrial magnetism better than [Karl Friedrich] Gauss’s, and vice versa, and suggestions to improve both systems. Airy suggests securing the services of someone who can investigate this matter further. |
Extent | 2p |
Format | Manuscript |
PhysicalDescription | Ink on paper |
AccessStatus | Open |
Fellows associated with this archive
Code | PersonName | Dates |
NA8035 | Airy; Sir; George Biddell (1801 - 1892); astronomer and mathematician | 1801 - 1892 |
NA8279 | Sabine; Sir; Edward (1788 - 1883) | 1788 - 1883 |