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RefNoMS/257/3/171
AltRefNoSa.916
Previous numbersES3/45/916
LevelItem
TitleLetter from Georg Balthasar Neumayer, 69 Queen Street, Melbourne to Edward Sabine
Date14 September 1857
DescriptionBefore Neumayer’s departure to Australia he tried to visit Sabine at the Woolwich Observatory, however Sabine was in Italy at the time, and therefore he left a letter of introduction. The purpose of the visit was to ascertain advice regarding terrestrial magnetism and intensity observations on board ships. After his arrival in Victoria, Neumayer made a proposal to the colonial government ‘to establish an observatory for the united interest of navigation and the science of terrestrial magnetism. Discusses the importance of a magnetic survey of the ‘colony’ in accordance with Lamont’s principle. Discusses the observations already begun and welcome any instructions Sabine can offer.
Extent2p
FormatManuscript
PhysicalDescriptionInk on paper
AccessStatusOpen
Fellows associated with this archive
CodePersonNameDates
NA471Neumayer; Georg Balthasar von (1826 - 1909)1826 - 1909
NA8279Sabine; Sir; Edward (1788 - 1883)1788 - 1883
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