| RefNo | MS/257/2/269 |
| AltRefNo | Sa.651 |
| Previous numbers | ES2/52/651 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Copy of a letter, from John Frederick William Herschel, Collingwood to the Committee of Physics |
| Date | 11 November 1846 |
| Description | [This letter is in Edward Sabine's handwriting].
Herschel is unable to attend the meeting of the Committee of Physics personally to discuss ‘the subject of recommending to the Council the award of a Royal Medal’. Herschel draws the Committee’s attention to paper of [Philosophical Transactions] of The [Royal] Society, especially the ‘contribution to terrestrial magnetism by Colonel [Edward] Sabine’. Description of Sabine’s work in terrestrial magnetism and its importance to science. Contains a list of Sabine’s contribution in the [Philosophical] Transactions. Refers to observations, observers, and instruments. |
| Extent | 4p |
| Format | Manuscript |
| PhysicalDescription | Ink on paper. |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| RelatedMaterial | Copy: HS/25/7/3; MS/257/2/270; MS/257/2/271 |
| RelatedRecord | HS/25/7/3 |
| MS/257/2/270 |
| MS/257/2/271 |
| MS/257/2/270 |
| MS/257/2/271 |
| URLDescription | Also available on Epsilon |
| URL | https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel3274 |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA8238 | Herschel; Sir; John Frederick William (1792 - 1871); astronomer | 1792 - 1871 |