| RefNo | MS/257/4/97 |
| AltRefNo | Sa.1226 |
| Previous numbers | ES4/1/1226 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Copy of a letter from Edward Sabine to Hennessey |
| Date | December 1866 |
| Description | Sabine recommends reassembling The Royal Society Committee to see Hennessey’s present letter, in which his main ‘objection has been to a large achromatic being taken from place to place’. Sabine discusses sending the instrument and a ‘competent observer’ to India and refers to Colonel Walker’s suggestions. |
| 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 |