| RefNo | L&P/11/67 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Letter, 'Diurnal variation of the magnetic needle on the island of St Helena and Sumatra' from John MacDonald to Joseph Banks |
| Date | 30 September 1798 |
| Description | Subject: Meteorology
Published in Philosophical Transactions, as 'Observations of the diurnal variation of the magnetic needle, in the Island of St. Helena; with a continuation of the observations at Fort Marlborough, in the Island of Sumatra'
Read 24 May 1798 |
| Extent | 12p |
| Format | Manuscript |
| PhysicalDescription | Ink on paper |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| RelatedMaterial | DOI: 10.1098/rstl.1798.0019 |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA8116 | Banks; Sir; Joseph (1744 - 1820); naturalist | 1744 - 1820 |