Items in various series of The Royal Society, 1852-1859.

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Items in various series of The Royal Society, 1852-1859.

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Papers by or relating to John Welsh are in the following series: Manuscripts (General): (i) 46 letters in the Sabine Letters, 45 of which are to Edward Sabine and 1 to J. P. Gassiot, (ii) 1 letter to H. Lloyd in the Terrestrial Magnetism Papers, (iii) 1 letter to R. W. Fox in the Fox Letters. Herschel Letters: 3 letters to J. F. W. Herschel. Archived Papers: 2 papers. Philosophical Transactions: 2 papers. Topic: instruments for weather observations.

American Institute of Physics, Niels Bohr Library

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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 ...

Welsh, John, 1824-1859

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Meteorologist. Educated at Edinburgh University and was appointed an observer at the magnetical and meteorological observatory at Uakerstoun, under John Allan Broun (1917-1879) F. R. S. 1853. and he held this appointment from 1842-1850. Then appointed assistant at Kew Observatory 1950 under Sir Francis Ronalds (1788-1873) F. R. S. 1844 and succeeded him. F. R. S. 1857. From the description of Items in various series of The Royal Society, 1852-1859. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 8179...