| RefNo | MA/393 |
| Previous numbers | MA.393 |
| Level | File |
| Title | Electrical observations at Flagstaff Observatory, Australia, by George Balthazar von Neumayer |
| Creator | Neumayer; Georg Balthasar von (1826 - 1909); German meteorologist |
| Date | 15 April 1858-28 February 1859 |
| Description | Hourly measurements of atmospheric electricity made at Flagstaff Hill Observatory, Melbourne, Victoria. Arranged by day, in two columns per page, each section headed by the date; with readings taken from midnight to 11.00p.m. on each day. There are three readings per hour, but the types of measurement being gathered, and the nature of the instrumentation, is not given.
Headed [flyleaf]: 'Original Observations on Atmospheric Electricity 1858 Melbourne' and signed by G B von Neumayer. 'Presented to the Library of the Royal Society London'. |
| Extent | 1 volume; 164p. [pp.163-164 blank] |
| Format | Manuscript |
| PhysicalDescription | Ink on paper. Full leather binding. Red leather label on front board, with gilt lettering and decoration: 'Electrical Observations. Flag Staff Observatory 1858.'. Typed paper label on spine: 'MA/393'. Paper label to inner front board: 'Bound by Wm. Detmold 35 Collins St. East Melbourne'. |
| Dimensions | 348x224mm. |
| AccessStatus | Open |