| RefNo | AP/20/7 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Unpublished letter, regarding terrestrial magnetism from Baron Humboldt to the President of the Royal Society |
| Date | 23 April 1836 |
| Description | Humboldt presents his plan for the observation of terrestrial magnetism, suggesting that permanent magnetic observatories should be installed across the globe, and seeking the Royal Society's support in establishing new observatories.
Subject: Magnetism
Written by Humboldt in Berlin. |
| Language | French |
| Extent | 23p |
| Format | Manuscript |
| PhysicalDescription | Ink on paper |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| RelatedMaterial | See MS/119/1/26 |
| RelatedRecord | AP/20/8 |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA7984 | Humboldt; Friedrich Wilhelm Heinrich Alexander von (1769 - 1859); naturalist and traveller | 1769 - 1859 |