RefNo | MS/257/3/96 |
AltRefNo | Sa.842 |
Previous numbers | ES3/31/842 |
Level | Item |
Title | Letter from Thomas Maclear, [Royal] Observatory, [Cape] of Good Hope to Edward Sabine |
Date | 5 January 1855 |
Description | Maclear informs Sabine he received two dipping needles along with Sabine’s correspondence and report to the British Association. Refers ‘lunar influence on magnetism’. Maclear sympathises with Sabine ‘on the subject of teaching men and losing them’. Discussion regarding the ‘connection between’ solar spots and magnetic phenomena. |
Extent | 4p |
Format | Manuscript |
PhysicalDescription | Ink on paper |
AccessStatus | Open |
Fellows associated with this archive
Code | PersonName | Dates |
NA7105 | Maclear; Sir; Thomas (1794 - 1879) | 1794 - 1879 |
NA8279 | Sabine; Sir; Edward (1788 - 1883) | 1788 - 1883 |