| RefNo | PP/4/13 |
| Previous numbers | PP/36/13 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Paper, 'Report on the circumpolar expedition to Fort Rae [Canada]' by H P Dawson |
| Creator | Dawson; H P (fl 1883-1884) |
| Date | 1883 |
| Description | Dawson writes: 'On the 14th April, 1882, I was informed that I was appointed to the command of the Circumpolar Expedition. I at once proceeded to London, and was occupied until the day of sailing in practice with the magnetic instruments at the Kew Observatory, and the purchase of stores, &c., for the expedition. On the 1st May, Sergeant F W Cooksley, Royal Horse Artillery, and Gunner C S Wedenby, Royal Artillery, and on the 6th May Sergeant Instructor of Gunnery J English, R H A, reported themselves to me, and commenced attendance at Kew for instruction.'
Annotations in pencil and ink.
Subject: Magnetism
Received 12 December 1883. Read 20 December 1883. Communicated by George Gabriel Stokes.
A version of this paper was published in volume 36 of the Proceedings of the Royal Society as 'Report on the circumpolar expedition to Fort Rae'. |
| Extent | 7p |
| Format | Manuscript |
| PhysicalDescription | Ink and graphite pencil on paper |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| RelatedMaterial | DOI: 10.1098/rspl.1883.0092 |
| RelatedRecord | PP/4/35 |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA8283 | Stokes; Sir; George Gabriel (1819 - 1903); physicist | 1819 - 1903 |