| RefNo | MS/257/4/222 |
| AltRefNo | Sa.1361 |
| Previous numbers | ES4/19/1361 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Letter from Mary Somerville, Florence to Edward Sabine |
| Date | 6 October 1857 |
| Description | Somerville thanks Sabine for his ‘admirable works’ and is ‘gratified by such a mark of friendship’. Somerville remarks on her ‘wonder and admiration at the discovery and determination of the diurnal variation’ and its connection with solar spots. Somerville has been busy preparing new editions of her two books and writing ‘short articles on terrestrial magnetism’. Refers to Mrs [Elizabeth Juliana Leeves] Sabine, [Alexander von] Humboldt, and Cosmos. |
| Extent | 2p |
| Format | Manuscript |
| PhysicalDescription | Ink on paper |
| AccessStatus | Open |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA8279 | Sabine; Sir; Edward (1788 - 1883) | 1788 - 1883 |