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RefNoHS/15/11
LevelItem
TitleLetter, from Edward Sabine to Sir John Herschel, dated at Hornoy, France
CreatorEdward Sabine
Date12 July 1825
DescriptionAutograph letter signed by sender. Reports on his meeting with Charles Bonne and their subsequent failure to see any signals the first night from either Mont Javoul or La Canche. Worries that the distances are too great for measurements so close to the se
LanguageEnglish
Extent2pp
FormatManuscript
Place originHornoy, France
AccessStatusOpen
URLDescriptionAlso available on Epsilon
URLhttps://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel2730
Fellows associated with this archive
CodePersonNameDates
NA8279Sabine; Sir; Edward (1788 - 1883)1788 - 1883
NA8238Herschel; Sir; John Frederick William (1792 - 1871); astronomer1792 - 1871
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