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RefNoPP/20/17
Previous numbersPP/52/17
LevelItem
TitlePaper, 'On the simultaneity of magnetic variations at different places on occasions of magnetic disturbance, and on the relation between magnetic and earth current phenomena' by William Ellis
Date1892
DescriptionEllis writes: 'The observations made in a magnetic observatory usually include absolute measures of magnetic declination, horizontal force, and dip (inclination); with photographic registration of the variations of declination, horizontal force, and vertical force; to which is added, at Greenwich [London], a photographic registration of earth currents.'

Annotations in pencil and ink throughout.

Subject: Magnetism

Received 7 April 1892 / 28 July 1892. Read 5 May 1892.

A version of this paper was published in volume 52 of the Proceedings of the Royal Society as 'On the simultaneity of magnetic variations at different places on occasions of magnetic disturbance, and on the relation between magnetic and earth current phenomena'.
Extent29p
FormatManuscript
PhysicalDescriptionInk and graphite pencil on paper
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AccessStatusOpen
RelatedMaterialDOI: 10.1098/rspl.1892.0068
RelatedRecordRR/11/145
RR/11/146
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CodePersonNameDates
NA7053Ellis; William (1828 - 1916); meteorologist and astronomer1828 - 1916
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