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RefNoMA/335/10/11
Previous numbersMA.335
LevelItem
TitleExtraordinary magnetic observations made at Singapore Magnetic Observatory, by Charles Morgan Elliot
CreatorElliot; Charles Morgan (1815-1852); British army officer and engineer
Date14-15 April 1845
DescriptionTables of bifilar magnetometer readings, taken at two minute intervals, 14-15 April 1845. Readings and means are recorded against Singapore Observatory time and Gottingen mean time. Columns for declination and a vertical force magnetometer are not completed. With some readings of the attached thermometer, barometer, dry and wet bulb thermometers standard thermometer and notes on cloudy skies.

Headed [p.1]: 'Disturbance of the Bifilar Magnetometer observed on the 14th & 15th April 1845 Magnetic Observatory Singapore'. Signed [p.4] by C.M. Elliot.
Extent4p.
FormatManuscript
PhysicalDescriptionInk on paper.
Dimensions387x246mm.
AccessStatusOpen
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