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RefNoMA/256/8
Previous numbersMA.259
LevelItem
TitleMagnetic and navigational observations made at Simon's Bay, South Africa, and at sea aboard by HMS Erebus [?], by [James Clark Ross?]
CreatorRoss; Sir James Clark (1800-1862); polar explorer
Date19 March-11 August 1840
DescriptionVarious tables made at the Cape of Good Hope, South Africa, the Simon's Bay locations variously noted as Admiral's Jetty, the Block House, and H.M.S. Erebus and H.M.S. Melville [pp.1-7]. These include 'Sights for time', 'Circumeridian altitudes', and rates of chronometers. Afterwards, there are a series of magneric and temperature observations at sea, by latitude and longitude.

The paper cover is inscribed in ink: 'Cape'. There are two inserted sheets: one with a note initialled 'JCR' [James Clark Ross]; another headed 'Private notes' on natural history and minerals.
Extent30p.
FormatManuscript
PhysicalDescriptionInk and pencil on paper
Dimensions327x210mm.
AccessStatusOpen
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