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The late General Sir Edward Sabine, F.R.S., 1883. Creator: Unknown.
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The late General Sir Edward Sabine, F.R.S., 1883. Engraving from a photograph by Samuel Walker. 'General Sir Edward Sabine, K.C.B., D.C.L., LL.D., member of several Foreign Orders, President of the Royal Society from 1881 to 1871, died...aged ninety-four, just one day before his successor in the chair of the Royal Society, Mr. William Spottiswoode. He was fourth son of Mr. Joseph Sabine...and uncle of Admiral Sir Thomas Sabine-Pasley...This eminent man, whose services as a scientific explorer raised him high in public estimation, was with Parry and Ross in the Arctic Expeditions. He contributed largely to scientific knowledge. His valuable reports on the magnetism of the globe originated the system of magnetic observatories. He presided in 1852 at the meeting of the British Association. As a soldier, too, he was not undistinguished, and formed one of the British army in the war with the United States in 1814. His first commission in the Royal Artillery bears date 1803: that of General in 1870...The remains of Sir Edward Sabine were deposited beside those of his wife, who died in 1879, in the family vault at Tewin church last Saturday at noon. In accordance with the request of the venerable General, his funeral was of the plainest character'. From "Illustrated London News", 1883.
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Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector
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HRM25A42_301
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10,6Mo (719,5Ko) / 15,5cm x 17,1cm / 1833 x 2017 (300dpi)