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RefNoHS/11/296
LevelItem
TitleIncomplete letter, from John Augustus Lloyd to Sir John Herschel, dated at Mauritius
CreatorLloyd; John Augustus (1800-1854); engineer; surveyor.
Date2 November 1836
DescriptionAutographed letter, incomplete. Sends meteorological observations for September. Has ceased making a charge at the observatory for the checking of chronometers. Has lost income but gained work. Comments on the effects of gravity on the balance wheel of a chronometer.
LanguageEnglish
Extent6pp
FormatManuscript
Place originMauritius
Origin coordinatesA20.2, 57.5
AccessStatusOpen
URLDescriptionAlso available on Epsilon
URLhttps://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel11386
Fellows associated with this archive
CodePersonNameDates
NA8238Herschel; Sir; John Frederick William (1792 - 1871); astronomer1792 - 1871
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