| RefNo | AP/28/28/1 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Unpublished extract of a letter, regarding a curious phenomenon seen at sea off Kyook Phyoo [Kyaukpyu, Myanmar] from Captain Williams to unknown correspondent |
| Creator | Williams (fl 1845) |
| Date | 3 December 1845 |
| Description | Williams describes 'an extraordinary appearance far out at sea, as if a vessel was on fire' which he observed on 2 December 1845 at between 5 and 6 o'clock.
Received 7 May 1846. Communicated by Philip Henry Mahon.
An abstract of the paper was published in volume 5 of Abstracts of the Papers Printed in the Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London [later Proceedings of the Royal Society] as 'Extracts of letters from Captain Williams, first Assistant to the Commissioner of Arracan, and from Ensign Haukeu and Mr. Howe, Marine Assistant Commissioner, giving details of a curious phenomenon seen at sea off Ryook Phyoo [sic]. Communicated by Viscount Mahon, F. R. S., Pres. S. A'. |
| Extent | 3p |
| Format | Manuscript |
| PhysicalDescription | Ink on paper |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| RelatedMaterial | DOI: 10.1098/rspl.1843.0095 |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA3874 | Mahon; Philip Henry (1781 - 1855); 4th Earl Stanhope | 1781 - 1855 |