Record

RefNoMC/3/63
LevelItem
TitleExtract of a letter from [Joseph Barclay] Pentland, Paris, to Captain [Francis] Beaufort
Date10 January 1840
DescriptionRegarding recent cooperation and correspondence with the French government to make magnetic observations at the Algiers observatory by the professor of natural philosophy at Algiers College. Pentland also refers to a set of instruments to be loaned to the college in Algiers.
[Acknowledged by Council on 15 January 1840.]
Extent2p
FormatManuscript
AccessStatusOpen
RelatedRecordCMP/1/126
Fellows associated with this archive
CodePersonNameDates
NA5914Beaufort; Sir; Francis (1774 - 1857); hydrographer1774 - 1857
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