| RefNo | MS/257/1/268 |
| AltRefNo | Sa.268 |
| Previous numbers | ES1/42/268 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Letter from John Caldecott, [Thiruvananthapuram] 'Travandrum' to Edward Sabine |
| Date | 16 April 1842 |
| Description | Caldecott sends Sabine the magnetic observations for The Royal Society at [Thiruvananthapuram]. Caldecott refers seeing from the ‘newspapers’ the abstracts of the East India Company observatories and remarks on the absence of the [Thiruvananthapuram] Observatory. Refers to the government and the ‘effect of this strange omission’. |
| Extent | 2p |
| Format | Manuscript |
| PhysicalDescription | Ink on paper |
| AccessStatus | Open |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA2446 | Caldecott; John (1800 - 1849) | 1800 - 1849 |
| NA8279 | Sabine; Sir; Edward (1788 - 1883) | 1788 - 1883 |