| RefNo | AP/11/5/6 |
| AltRefNo | AP/11/5F |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Unpublished letter, regarding observations with invariable pendulum from Tho [Thomas] Brisbane to Capt [Henry] Kater |
| Date | 6 November 1824 |
| Description | Brisbane reports to Kater on observations made by himself and [James] Dunlop using an invariable pendulum lent to them by the Board of Longitude. He writes that he will soon be visiting Port Macquairie and Morton [Moreton] Bay. He adds that Mr [Karl Ludwig Christian] Rumker is in a bad state of health.
Subject: Geodesy
Written by Brisbane in Government House, [Parramatta?], New South Wales [Australia] an addressed to Kater at Union Place, Marylebone [London]. |
| Extent | 2p |
| Format | Manuscript |
| PhysicalDescription | Ink on paper |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| RelatedRecord | AP/11/5 |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA7436 | Brisbane; Sir; Thomas Makdougall (1773 - 1860) | 1773 - 1860 |
| NA1206 | Kater; Henry (1777 - 1835) | 1777 - 1835 |
| NA3777 | Rumker; Karl Ludwig Christian (1788 - 1862); astronomer | 1788 - 1862 |