| RefNo | DM/3/121 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Letter from WE Parry, Admiralty, to Sir Humphry Davy, President, Royal Society |
| Date | 6 April 1826 |
| Description | Asking for permission to print in the appendix to his Journal of the last Voyage to the South Seas, a brief abstract of observations and experiments made by Lieutenant Foster and himself, a detailed account of which has recently been sent to the Royal Society.
The experiements and observations Parry alludes are those on the pendulum; and on the dip, diurnal variation and intensity, of the magnetic needle. |
| Extent | 2 sides |
| Format | Manuscript |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| AccessConditions | OPEN - but photocopying forbidden. |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA8200 | Davy; Sir; Humphry (1778 - 1829); chemist | 1778 - 1829 |
| NA7481 | Parry; Sir; William Edward (1790 - 1855) | 1790 - 1855 |