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RefNoMS/257/1/194
AltRefNoSa.194
Previous numbersES1/32/194
LevelItem
TitleLetter from John Theophilus Boileau, Simla to Edward Sabine, London
Date16 April 1841
DescriptionBoileau updates Sabine on the proceedings in the hills. Discussion on the method of observing the declination and the ‘horizontal force instruments and the increased frequency of the dip observations’. Difficulties Boileau faced in building the [Simla] Observatory. Refers to different instruments observed. Boileau bought a rain gauge. Discussion regarding the vertical force instrument. Boileau describes his observations. Refers to the change in temperature ‘during the interval of observation’.
Extent4p
FormatManuscript
PhysicalDescriptionInk on paper
AccessStatusOpen
Fellows associated with this archive
CodePersonNameDates
NA5415Boileau; John Theophilus (1805 - 1886)1805 - 1886
NA8279Sabine; Sir; Edward (1788 - 1883)1788 - 1883
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