| Reference number | CLP/9ii/16 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Paper, 'A catalogue of observations of the variation of the compass between the Lizard and Cape Passero in Sicily' by Henry Wilson |
| Date | [1722?] |
| Description | Series of observations of the magnetic needle variation taken from 12 June to 6 November [1722?] during a journey from the Lizard in Cornwall to Cape Passero in Sicily, aboard his Majesty's ship Barfleur, by Command of Sir George Bying.
Subject: Magnetism / Navigation
Read to the Royal Society on 14 March 1723. |
| Language | English |
| Extent | 2p |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Physical description | Ink on paper |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| Access status | Open |
| Related records in the catalogue | RBO/11/83 |