Record

RefNoMA/379/10
Previous numbersMA.385
LevelFile
TitleElectrical observations at Flagstaff Observatory, Australia, by George Balthazar von Neumayer
CreatorNeumayer; Georg Balthasar von (1826 - 1909); German meteorologist
Date31 December 1860-31 December 1861
DescriptionHourly measurements of atmospheric electricity made at Flagstaff Hill Observatory, Melbourne, Victoria. Arranged by day, with columns for mean time, observation I-III mean of north and south, 1/2 (I+III) =A, 1/2 (II+A)=M, I-III=△, M+△ = true tension, quality, state of zenith, ozone, and general remarks.

Inscribed on front end paper: 'Presented to the Library of the Royal Society London'. The flyleaf is inscribed 'Melbourne Observations'..

Volume no.10 in Neumayer's original presentation listing of December 1869.
Extent1 volume; 4p., and 363p. [paginated 369-731]
FormatPrinted
Manuscript
PhysicalDescriptionInk on paper. Half leather binding in black leather, cloth boards. Gilt lettering on spine: 'Flagstaff Obsrevatory Melbourne 1861'. Typed paper label on spine: 'MA.385'.
Dimensions274x275mm.
AccessStatusOpen
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