From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Edward Sabine
Date:
[20 March 1825]
Source of text:
RS:HS 15.1 & 20.202
Summary:
Comments on ES's measurement [in his Account of Experiments to Determine the Figure of the Earth] indicating 'the increase of the fraction expressing the earth's compression.' Predicts that ES's result will cause a 'sensation,' but does not commit himself to it.
Contributor:
John Herschel Project