Record

RefNoMA/87
Previous numbersMA.87
LevelItem
TitleMagnetic observations at Brussels, Belgium, by [Adolphe Quetelet?]
CreatorQuetelet; Lambert Adolphe Jacques (1796-1874); Belgian astronomer and mathematician
DateApril-June 1840
DescriptionTables of variations in declinations observed at Brussels, in 24 hour periods: from 10.00pm on 22 April to 10.00pm on 23 April 1840 and from 10.00pm on 29 May to 10.00pm 0n 30 May 1840.

Headed [p.1]: 'Variation de la déclination magnétique observéer à Bruxelles...' Inscribed [p.4]: 'Magnetic Observations made at Brussels during 24 hours, commencing at 10 in the eveng. of the 22nd Apl. 1840'. Also inscribed: 'Brussels 1840. (Magnetical only)'.
Extent4p. [p.2 blank]
FormatManuscript
PhysicalDescriptionOn paper
Dimensions339x218mm.
AccessStatusOpen
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