| RefNo | AP/9/6 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Unpublished paper, 'On the causes which influence the direction of the magnetic needle' by Captain James Burney |
| Date | [1819] |
| Description | Burney writes on factors that affect magnetic needle variation, relating these to principles in physics that dictate force, attraction, and acceleration. Numerous corrections and deletions appear throughout in ink.
Subject: Geodesy / Physics
Read to the Royal Society on 1 July 1819. |
| Extent | 4p |
| Format | Manuscript |
| PhysicalDescription | Ink on paper |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| AccessStatus | Open |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA3739 | Burney; James (1750 - 1821) | 1750 - 1821 |