Record

RefNoMA/255/96
Previous numbersMA.255
LevelItem
TitleMagnetic observations at the Lucknow Observatory, India, by Richard Wilcox
CreatorWilcox; Richard (fl. 1841-1847); officer in East India Company; director of Lucknow Observatory, India
Date2-30 April 1844
DescriptionMagnetic dip observations, ten in total, on the morning and afternoon of selected days of the month of April, with one additional observation from April. The observer is noted by initial as 'W' [Wilcox]. Also included [pp.2-3] 'Experiment of Vibration' and 'Experiment of Deflection', both made on 11 April 1844.

Headed: 'Observatory at Lucknow. Abstract of Dip Observations made during the month of April 1844'.
Extent4p. [p.4 blank]
FormatManuscript
PhysicalDescriptionInk on paper.
AccessStatusOpen
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