| Reference number | AP/24/6 |
| Level | File |
| Title | Unpublished paper, 'The cause of the attraction of the needle' by Robert Deverell |
| Creator | Deverell; Robert (fl 1839) |
| Date | 4 December 1839 |
| Description | Deverell presents an overview of his reading on magnetism, lodestones and the Earth's magnetic poles. He uses the analogy of a ship to explain the phenomena of the Earth's magnetic field.
Includes five figures in the text.
Subject: Magnetism
Received 6 February 1840. |
| Extent | 24p |
| Format | Drawing |
| Manuscript |
| Physical description | Ink on paper |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| Access status | Open |