| Reference number | MA/388 |
| Previous numbers | MA.388 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Magnetic observations at Flagstaff Observatory, Australia, by George Balthazar von Neumayer |
| Creator | Neumayer; Georg Balthasar von (1826 - 1909); German meteorologist |
| Date | 1 January 1861-1 January 1862 |
| Description | Hourly magnetic observations made at Flagstaff Hill Observatory, Melbourne, Victoria. Arranged by day, each section headed by the date; with readings taken from midnight to 11.00p.m. on each day. Columns for mean time, Moon's position and age [not completed], tides observed [not completed], declination, intensity, and inclination; with thermometer readings in Fahrenheit, columns for disturbances [completed only occasionally], and general remarks.
Headed: 'Presented to the Library of the Royal Society London. Melbourne Observations' and signed by G B von Neumayer. Each observing page is initialled in pencil by Neumayer. |
| Extent | 1 volume; 365p. [paginated pp.307-388, pp.1-54, pp.55-283]. |
| Format | Printed |
| Manuscript |
| Physical description | Ink on paper. Half bound in black leather, black cloth boards. Spine gilding: 'Flagstaff Observatory. Melbourne 1861'. Typed paper label: 'MA.388'. |
| Dimensions | 342x228mm. |
| Access status | Open |