Record

RefNoMA/337/7/11
Previous numbersMA.337
LevelItem
TitleMagnetic and meteorological observations at the Singapore Observatory, by Charles Morgan Elliot
CreatorElliot; Charles Morgan (1815-1852); British army officer and engineer
Date1-30 November 1844
DescriptionTable of maximum and minimum readings of: the declination magnetometer; maximum and minimum of the bifilar magnetometer and its thermometer; maximum and minimum of the vertical force magnetometer and barometer, corrected; readings of the dry and wet bulb thermometers in the shade; and maximum and minimum readings of the dry and wet bulbs exposed.

Headed [p.1]: 'Max. & Min. for November 1844'. Each page is signed: 'C.M. Elliot Lt. Engineers', with notes [p.3-4]: 'The 16th was a day of disturbance'. Inscribed in pencil [p.8]: 'No.2 Maxima & Minima for November 1844'.
Extent8p. [p.2 blank]
FormatManuscript
PhysicalDescriptionInk on paper. Sewn at spine.
Dimensions321x202mm.
AccessStatusOpen
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