Record

RefNoMS/257/4/494
AltRefNoSa.1633
Previous numbersES4/24/1633
LevelItem
TitleLetter from Balfour Stewart, Falmouth Observatory to [Edward Sabine]
Date2 October 1868
DescriptionRefers to an ‘intelligent French priest’ who is about to go to Nankin to revive the observatory there and is permitted £40 for ‘magnetic equipment’. Stewart has been in conversation with Mr [George Mathews] Whipple discussing instruments available at this amount.
Extent2p
FormatManuscript
PhysicalDescriptionInk on paper
AccessStatusOpen
Fellows associated with this archive
CodePersonNameDates
NA6042Stewart; Balfour (1828 - 1887)1828 - 1887
NA8279Sabine; Sir; Edward (1788 - 1883)1788 - 1883
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