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RefNoMS/119/1/56
AltRefNoMS/119/1 p118-119
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TitleReport of the Magnetic Committee to the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty on the subject of magnetic observations in India
Date20 April 1838
DescriptionDetails what and when magnetic observations would need to be taken and the methods and the instruments necessary for doing so. Mentions in particular the instruments of [Henri-Prudence] Gambey, [Thomas Charles] Robinson and [Karl Friedrich] Gauss.
Extent4p
FormatManuscript
PhysicalDescriptionInk on paper
AccessStatusOpen
RelatedRecordMS/119/1/55
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