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RefNoMS/257/3/98
AltRefNoSa.844
Previous numbersES3/31/844
LevelItem
TitleLetter from Thomas Maclear, [Royal] Observatory, [Cape] of Good Hope to Edward Sabine
Date17 June 1858
DescriptionRefers to ‘the lunar diurnal magnetic variation’. Maclear remarks on Mr Morton’s health. Discussion regarding the ‘force observations’. The meteorological observations were sent ‘through the Hydrographical office to Admiral [Robert] FitzRoy’. Maclear refers to a meteorological journal he began 20 years ago and describes the observations he made.
Extent4p
FormatManuscript
PhysicalDescriptionInk on paper
AccessStatusOpen
Fellows associated with this archive
CodePersonNameDates
NA7105Maclear; Sir; Thomas (1794 - 1879)1794 - 1879
NA8279Sabine; Sir; Edward (1788 - 1883)1788 - 1883
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