Sir Edward Sabine papers,[ca. 1826-1853]. Circa 1826-1853

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Sir Edward Sabine papers,[ca. 1826-1853]. Circa 1826-1853

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These papers include correspondence to Sabine, and miscellaneous accounts, receipts, and military records.

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American Philosophical Society

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Sabine, Edward, Sir, 1788-1883

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Edward Sabine was born in 1788 and joined the Royal Artillery in 1803. While stationed on the Niagara frontier of Canada he began his studies into natural history, which were eventually to encompass ornithology, meteorology and the study of terrestrial magnetism. The latter study was his particular specialism and led to his attachment to the Arctic expeditions of John Ross (1777-1856) in the Isabella (1818) and Edward Parry (1790-1855) in the Hecla (1819-1820). During his long career he rose to ...