| RefNo | AP/31/8 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Letter, regarding the establishment of a central observatory at St Petersburg [Russia] from Adolph Theodor Kupffer to Edward Sabine |
| Date | 2 August 1849 |
| Description | Kupffer writes to share the news that the St Petersburg observatory has been established, with its activity beginning on 1 July 1849. He describes the objectives of the observatory.
Subject: Astronomy / Meteorology
Received 3 October 1849.
Written by Kupffer in St Petersburg. The letter is dated 21 July / 2 August 1849 to account for both the Julian and Gregorian calendars.
This letter was published in full in volume 5 of Abstracts of the Papers Printed in the Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London [later Proceedings of the Royal Society] as 'A letter from M. Kupffer, to Lieut.-Col. Sabine, For. Sec. R. S., On the establishment of a Central Physical Observatory at St. Petersburg. Communicated by Lieut.-Col. Sabine'. |
| Language | French |
| Extent | 3p |
| Format | Manuscript |
| PhysicalDescription | Ink on paper |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| RelatedMaterial | DOI: 10.1098/rspl.1843.0213 |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA5601 | Kupffer; Adolph Theodor (1799 - 1865) | 1799 - 1865 |
| NA8279 | Sabine; Sir; Edward (1788 - 1883) | 1788 - 1883 |