Record

RefNoMC/37/26
AltRefNo23026
LevelItem
TitleLetter from Captain [Frank] Creagh-Osborne, Admiralty Compass Observatory, Ditton Park, Langley, Bucks, to The Secretary, The Royal Society
CreatorCreagh-Osborne; Frank (1867-1943); Superintendent of Compasses at the British Admiralry
Date21 April 1923
DescriptionInforms he has discovered a possible "terella" while reorganising a museum and seeks information about it, noting that neither the British nor the South Kensington Museums nor Oxford have provided any. The writer references Gilbert's "De Magnete," which mentions a terella presented to the Royal Society by Charles I, and inquires if the Royal Society still has it for comparison purposes.
Extent1p
FormatCarbon
PhysicalDescriptionTypescript
AccessStatusOpen
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