| Reference number | MS/257/2/114 |
| Alternative reference number | Sa.496 |
| Previous numbers | ES2/13/496 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Letter from Charles Morgan Elliot, Singapore to Edward Sabine, Woolwich |
| Date | 24 March [1815-1852] |
| Description | Elliot wrote to Dr [Humphrey] Lloyd to update him on what he has been doing for the last six or seven months. Refers to revised instructions, coefficient temperature. Elliot discusses the Madras [Chennai] governments ‘grumbling’ at the cost of the present buildings of the observatory. Discussion regarding finding the total horizontal intensity. Refers to going to Borneo Island and getting into a ‘scrape’. Elliot describes taking observations of latitude. Elliot remarks on the possibility of conducting a survey of the whole of Java, Sumatra, and their easter ‘possessions’ in the Bay of Bengal. |
| Extent | 4p |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Physical description | Ink on paper.
This letter has cross writing. |
| Access status | Open |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | Name | Dates |
| NA2915 | Elliot; Charles Morgan (1815 - 1852) | 1815 - 1852 |
| NA8279 | Sabine; Sir; Edward (1788 - 1883) | 1788 - 1883 |