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RefNoHS/15/133
LevelItem
TitleLetter, from Edward Sabine to Sir John Herschel, dated at Dunraven
CreatorEdward Sabine
Date10 September 1841
DescriptionAutograph letter signed by sender. Mentions a deletion of part of James Ross's dispatch. Clerk is receiving instructions from Charles Riddell before sailing to the Cape of Good Hope, from which observatory he expects a report in eight months. Asks whether
LanguageEnglish
Extent9pp
FormatManuscript
Place originDunraven
AccessStatusOpen
URLDescriptionAlso available on Epsilon
URLhttps://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel2853
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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