Woolwich Nov. 24./ 51:
Dear Sir
I had written the enclosed,1 when your note2 arrived; and I accordingly suspend any further steps.
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Sincerely yours | Edward Sabine
There is but one election in the year – i.e. in June, but all candidates must be declared before the 1st of March.
RI MS JT/1/S/5
the enclosed: letter 0571.
your note: missing. From letter 0560 (22 November) it appears that Tyndall was concerned at the cost of the FRS. He must have written to Sabine almost immediately, on either 22 or 23 November, suggesting delaying the nomination. His concerns, however, were rapidly allayed and when he received this pair of letters from Sabine he continued the nomination process (Journal, 27 November, JT/2/13b/552).
Please cite as “Tyndall0572,” in Ɛpsilon: The John Tyndall Collection accessed on 28 April 2024, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/tyndall/letters/Tyndall0572