RefNo | HS/7/246 |
Level | Item |
Title | Letter, from Robert FitzRoy to Sir John Herschel, dated at HMS Beagle, at sea |
Creator | Robert FitzRoy |
Date | 1 July 1836 |
Description | Autograph letter signed by sender. Sending some curious magnetic observations made at the Cape. Regarding chronometer measurements. Changes of temperature over sea and land compared. |
Language | English |
Extent | 12pp |
Format | Manuscript |
Place origin | HMS Beagle, at sea |
Origin coordinates | -32.3087, 102.8134 |
Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
AccessStatus | Open |
URLDescription | Also available on Epsilon |
URL | https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel9501
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Fellows associated with this archive
Code | PersonName | Dates |
NA6774 | FitzRoy; Robert (1805 - 1865); hydrographer and meteorologist | 1805 - 1865 |
NA8238 | Herschel; Sir; John Frederick William (1792 - 1871); astronomer | 1792 - 1871 |