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RefNoMA/256/7
Previous numbersMA.259
LevelItem
TitleMagnetic observations made at Port Louis, Falkland Islands, and St Martin's Cove, Cape Horn, visited by HMS Erebus, by [James Clark Ross?]
CreatorRoss; Sir James Clark (1800-1862); polar explorer
Date5 September-28 November 1842
DescriptionTables of absolute intensity readings made using a declination magnetometer no.3, a bifilar magnetometer no.1 and variously numbered deflecting bars. Locations are: Port Louis, East Falkland, 4 September 1842 [pp.1-2]; St. Martin's Cove, Cape Horn, 2 November 1842 [pp.3-4]; and Port Louis, East Falkland, 28 November 1842 [p.5].
Extent6p. [p.2 and p.6 blank]
FormatManuscript
PhysicalDescriptionInk and pencil on paper
Dimensions327x408mm.
AccessStatusOpen
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