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Herschel2370

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Edward Sabine
Date:
[15 March 1857]
Source of text:
RS:HS 23.191
Summary:

Writing article [for Encyclopaedia Britannica] on meteorology. Asks questions regarding work of [H. W.] Dove and [Thomas?] Taylor regarding cyclone and storm theory. Discusses barometric fluctuation.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel2371

From:
Edward Sabine
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[19 March 1857]
Source of text:
RS:HS 15.240
Summary:

Discusses [H. W.] Dove's works regarding rotating storms. New information from Russian observatories gives a more complete understanding of the phenomenon. Has not seen Keith Johnson's new edition of Physical Atlas.

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John Herschel Project
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