| RefNo | MS/257/2/190 |
| AltRefNo | Sa.572 |
| Previous numbers | ES2/25/572 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Letter from Robert Were Fox, Falmouth to [James Clark Ross] |
| Date | 8 March 1845 |
| Description | Discussion regarding dipping needles. Fox informs Ross that George will provide the dipping needle for Fox’s examination. Fox discusses getting another instrument ‘made by an ingenious mathematical instrument maker’. Fox intends to write to Sir John Herschel regarding the Greenwich observations. Refers to the Polytechnic Society. |
| Extent | 3p |
| Format | Manuscript |
| PhysicalDescription | Ink on paper |
| AccessStatus | Open |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA6084 | Fox; Robert Were (1789 - 1877); geologist and physicist | 1789 - 1877 |
| NA7948 | Ross; Sir; James Clark (1800 - 1862); polar explorer | 1800 - 1862 |