| Reference number | MS/257/3/110 |
| Alternative reference number | Sa.856 |
| Previous numbers | ES3/36/856 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Letter from Charles Meldrum, Mauritius to Edward Sabine |
| Date | 7 December 1854 |
| Description | Meldrum thanks Sabine for the volumes of observations sent to him and the [Meteorological] Society, along with the unifilar and standard thermometer. Refers to Sabine’s work on the moon’s effect on the barometer, and the ‘maximum temperature, the minimum atmospheric pressure, and maximum vapour tension’. Discussion regarding instruments and their status as ‘government property’. Refers to the Mauritius Observatory. Meldrum informs Sabine of a cholera outbreak in [Mauritius], as well as an earthquake, and remarks on the ‘relation between epidemic cholera and volcanic agency’. Discusses the price of the thermometer. |
| Extent | 8p |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Physical description | Ink on paper |
| Access status | Open |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | Name | Dates |
| NA6163 | Meldrum; Charles (1821 - 1901) | 1821 - 1901 |
| NA8279 | Sabine; Sir; Edward (1788 - 1883) | 1788 - 1883 |