Record

RefNoMA/251/29
Previous numbersMA.251
LevelItem
TitleMagnetic observations at the Madras Magnetic Observatory, India, by Samuel Owen Edgar Ludlow
CreatorLudlow; Samuel Owen Edgar (d.1888); British army officer in India
Date20 May 1842
DescriptionCalculations of horizontal intensity at Madras [Chennai], using magnet no.X, with three pairs of distances.

Signed [p.1 and 2]: 'S.O.E. Ludlow' and dated 'Madras 8th June 1842'.
Extent2p.
FormatManuscript
PhysicalDescriptionInk on paper.
AccessStatusOpen
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