From:
Edward Sabine
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[19 January 1842]
Source of text:
RS:HS 15.138
Summary:
Discusses at length and rejects JH's recommendation that communication in scientific projects take place solely by letter and theorization solely by individuals. Mentions subsequent variation in intervals between magnetic observations and disputes between G. B. Airy and Humphrey Lloyd, as well as other difficulties.
Contributor:
John Herschel Project