Letters. 1828-1854.

  1. Resources
  2. View Resource

ArchivalResource

Letters. 1828-1854.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/10416259

One A.L.S. (1829 Dec. 27) to Arago concerning the Aurora Borealis and magnetism, in French, 1 printed form letter of the Royal Society (1828 June 13) signed by Sabine as secretary, to Rev. Josiah Forshall, 5 A.L.S. to various correspondents including J. B. Yates, Dr. Neumeyer, Gassiot, and perhaps Lubbock, and 1 A.L.S. (1838 Feb. 20) enclosing 1 A. Ms. S. (3 p.) concerning magnetic observations in India.

9 items.

eng,

fre,

Smithsonian Institution. Libraries

Information

SNAC Resource ID: 6671796

Smithsonian Institution. Libraries

Related Entities

There are 4 Entities related to this resource.

Dibner, Bern.

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6t155vs (person)

Lubbock, J. W. (John William), 1803-1865

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6r78jpp (person)

English cleric William Buckland worked as a geologist and vertebrate paleontologist. The first Reader of Geology, University of Oxford (from 1819), Buckland is most noted as the scientific discoverer of dinosaurs. From the guide to the William Buckland papers, 1817-1848, 1817-1848, (American Philosophical Society) ...

Arago, F. (François), 1786-1853

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w62n98rk (person)

French mathematician, physicist, astronomer and politician. François Arago contributed to major discoveries concerning electromagnetism, light polarisation and velocity, the meridian arc length of the earth, and the standardisation of the metric system. From 1830 he was director of the Paris Observatory. Arago also served several roles in government, including a short period as the prime minister of France. From the description of Letter of François Arago written to Louis de Freyci...

Sabine, Edward, Sir, 1788-1883

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6d79df5 (person)

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 ...