| RefNo | HS/15/56 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Letter, from Edward Sabine to Sir John Herschel, dated at Woolwich |
| Creator | Edward Sabine |
| Recipient | John Frederick William Herschel |
| Date | 11 August 1839 |
| Description | Autograph letter signed by sender. Admiralty is dissatisfied at still being responsible for the Van Diemen's Land Observatory. Suggests responsibility be shifted to the Ordinance. Treasury will no longer finance the building of observatories when other bu |
| Language | English |
| Extent | 4pp |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Place origin | Woolwich, London |
| Origin coordinates | 51.488, 0.063 |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| URLDescription | Also available on Epsilon |
| URL | https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel2776
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Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA8279 | Sabine; Sir; Edward (1788 - 1883) | 1788 - 1883 |
| NA8238 | Herschel; Sir; John Frederick William (1792 - 1871); mathematician and astronomer | 1792 - 1871 |