| RefNo | MS/119/1/64 |
| AltRefNo | MS/119/1 p136-139 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Letter from Humphrey Lloyd, Trinity College, Dublin to James Clark Ross |
| Date | 16 April 1839 |
| Description | Lloyd councils Ross on the best arrangement of a magnetic observatory, such as Ross will help to establish in Van Diemen's Land [Tasmania; Lutruwita or Truwana].
Instruments for Ross's polar expedition and the [Tasmania] observatory are being made by [Thomas] Grubb and [Thomas Charles] Robinson, and Lloyd advises Ross on the best method for observing with certain of them. Ross's second-in-command [Francis] Crozier has recently been in Dublin and Lloyd has spoken with him about instruments and method. |
| Extent | 8p |
| Format | Manuscript |
| PhysicalDescription | Ink on paper |
| AccessStatus | Open |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA8252 | Lloyd; Humphrey (1800 - 1881) | 1800 - 1881 |
| NA7948 | Ross; Sir; James Clark (1800 - 1862) | 1800 - 1862 |