From:
Edward Sabine
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[16 November 1825]
Source of text:
RS:HS 15.14
Summary:
An account of the rocket experiments and P. S. Laplace's letter will be left at the R.S.L. Finds in Laplace's letter encouragement for the corroboration regarding the measurement of latitudinal degrees. Dismisses Laplace's opinions that the climate of Spitzbergen is too unfavorable for experimentation and expounds on the many reasons to favor this town.
Contributor:
John Herschel Project