| Reference number | MA/392 |
| Previous numbers | MA.392 |
| Level | File |
| Title | Magnetic observations at Flagstaff Observatory, Australia, by George Balthazar von Neumayer |
| Creator | Neumayer; Georg Balthasar von (1826 - 1909); German meteorologist |
| Date | 1 May-31 December 1858 |
| 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 time, readings and reductions for declination, intensity, and inclination [reductions for declination not completed], temperature in the Horary House [the magnetic instrument house at Flagstaff Observatory], reduction to Fahrenheit, and general remarks.
The volume contains occasional press cuttings, noting earthquakes reported in the region.
Headed [p.1]: 'Melbourne Observations' and signed by G B von Neumayer. The inner leaf is inscribed: 'Presented to the Library of the Royal Society London'. |
| Extent | 1 volume; 248p. [p.248 blank] |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Physical description | Ink on paper. Full calf binding. Red leather label on front board, with gilt lettering and decoration: 'Magnetical Observations. 1 May to 31 Dec. 1858.'. Paper label to inner front board: 'Bound by Wm. Detmold Bookbinder 35 Collins St. East Melbourne'. |
| Dimensions | 308x202mm. |
| Access status | Open |