| RefNo | L&P/1/121 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Letter, 'Observations on board HMS Furnace, Churchill River, Hudson's Bay, and at Prince of Wales Fort, Churchill River, in 1741 and 1742' from Christopher Middleton to Hans Sloane |
| Date | 1742 |
| Description | Includes covering letter to President of the Royal Society
Subject: Navigation
Published in Philosophical Transactions, as 'The effects of cold; together with observations of the longitude, latitude, and declination of the magnetic needle, at prince of wales’s fort, upon Churchill- River in Hudson’s bay, North America; by Capt. Christopher Middleton, F. R. S. Commander of his Majesty’s Ship Furnace, 1741-2'.
Read 28 October 1742. |
| Extent | 16p |
| Format | Manuscript |
| PhysicalDescription | Ink on paper |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| RelatedMaterial | DOI: 10.1098/rstl.1742.0040 |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA5183 | Middleton; Christopher (- 1770); navigator | - 1770 |
| NA8406 | Sloane; Sir; Hans (1660 - 1753); physician and collector | 1660 - 1753 |