From:
Edward Sabine
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[12 July 1825]
Source of text:
RS:HS 15.11
Summary:
Reports on his meeting with Charles Bonne and their subsequent failure to see any signals the first night from either Mont Javoul or La Canche. Worries that the distances are too great for measurements so close to the sea. Speaks of similar measurements between Paris and Strasburg.
Contributor:
John Herschel Project