| RefNo | MS/119/1/75 |
| AltRefNo | MS/119/1 p170-171 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Letter from Edward Sabine, 3 St James's Place to Humphrey Lloyd, Trinity College, Dublin |
| Date | 12 November 1839 |
| Description | Resolved by a council of the Royal Society to apply to the council of directors of the East India Company to change Bombay for Singapore and 'Dura' for Simla, as sites for the establishment of magnetic observatories.
Progress report on the south polar scientific expedition of James Clark Ross.
A letter from [Charles James Buchanan] Riddell has arrived from Montreal, in which Riddell tells that he is looking for a new site for the establishment of the Canadian magnetic observatory in Quebec.
[John Frederic] Daniell is to be Foreign Secretary of the Royal Society. Sabine is disparaging of this appointment. |
| Extent | 4p |
| Format | Manuscript |
| PhysicalDescription | Ink on paper |
| AccessStatus | Open |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA8279 | Sabine; Sir; Edward (1788 - 1883) | 1788 - 1883 |
| NA8252 | Lloyd; Humphrey (1800 - 1881) | 1800 - 1881 |