| RefNo | HS/15/118 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Letter, from Edward Sabine to Sir John Herschel, dated at Margate |
| Creator | Edward Sabine |
| Recipient | John Frederick William Herschel |
| Date | 9 January 1841 |
| Description | Autograph letter signed by sender. Discusses problem involving John Frederick William Herschel, George Peacock, Humphrey Lloyd, and Wilhelm Weber regarding the price of magnetometers. Also mentions reports of magnetic observations in Russia and at the Cap |
| Language | English |
| Extent | 4pp |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Place origin | Margate, Kent |
| Origin coordinates | 51.385, 1.3838 |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| URLDescription | Also available on Epsilon |
| URL | https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel2838
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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 |