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Reference numberMA/106
Previous numbersMA.106
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TitleMagnetic observations made at Derby, Birmingham and Rugby, England, by [William Henry Barlow]
CreatorBarlow; William Henry (1812-1902); British civil engineer
Date7 May-29 May 1847
DescriptionTables comparing deflections in electrical currents in telegraph wires at three English cities. With some meteorological data.

Data on magnetic deflections in the Midlands was used in the paper 'On the spontaneous electrical currents observed in the wires of the electric telegraph', by W.H. Barlow, Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society, v.139 (1849), pp.61-72.
Extent1 file; 5 items
FormatManuscript
Physical descriptionInk on paper
Access statusOpen
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