From:
Edward Sabine
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[20 February 1841]
Source of text:
RS:HS 15.124
Summary:
Francis Beaufort will send JH sheets from James Ross covering trip from the Cape to Van Diemen's Land. Laments Charles Riddell's leave of absence but acknowledges replacement Lieutenant Younghusband's skill. States that C. F. Gauss has informed him by letter of the location of the south magnetic pole. Informs of [Edward] Belcher's letter concerning various magnetic stations in the South Pacific.
Contributor:
John Herschel Project