| RefNo | HS/7/246 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Letter, from Robert FitzRoy to Sir John Herschel, dated at HMS Beagle, at sea |
| Creator | Robert FitzRoy |
| Recipient | John Frederick William Herschel |
| Date | 1 July 1836 |
| Description | Autograph letter signed by sender. Sending some curious magnetic observations made at the Cape. Regarding chronometer measurements. Changes of temperature over sea and land compared. |
| Language | English |
| Extent | 12pp |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Place origin | HMS Beagle, at sea |
| Origin coordinates | -32.3087, 102.8134 |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| URLDescription | Also available on Epsilon |
| URL | https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel9501
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Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA6774 | FitzRoy; Robert (1805 - 1865); hydrographer and meteorologist | 1805 - 1865 |
| NA8238 | Herschel; Sir; John Frederick William (1792 - 1871); mathematician and astronomer | 1792 - 1871 |