| RefNo | MS/257/4/217 |
| AltRefNo | Sa.1356 |
| Previous numbers | ES4/15/1356 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Letter from Charles Smallwood, Montreal to Edward Sabine |
| Date | 21 October 1863 |
| Description | Refers to the ‘kindness and encouragement’ of Sabine and others. Smallwood asks Sabine to accept the vote of the [Montreal Natural History Society] to become its honorary member, and remarks on its good work. Refers to a delay in the magnetic observations. Discusses the building of the [observatory]. Discussion regarding ‘the necessity of a magnetic survey’. Smallwood has proposed placing an apparatus in the middle of the college [McGill University] and describes the observations he is ‘very anxious to carry out’. |
| Extent | 12p |
| Format | Manuscript |
| PhysicalDescription | Ink on paper |
| AccessStatus | Open |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA8279 | Sabine; Sir; Edward (1788 - 1883) | 1788 - 1883 |