Record

RefNoMA/394/17
Previous numbersMA.394.13
LevelFile
TitleNotebook of dip needle observations, made largely at Sarawak Observatory [Malaysia], by Charles Morgan Elliot
CreatorElliot; Charles Morgan (1815-1852); British army officer and engineer
Date6 October-30 November 1842 and no date
DescriptionObservations of the vertical force of the Earth's magnetic field, using 'No. 2 Lloyd's needle'. With columns under the headings: needle, poles direct, poles reversed and sums. These records were kept at 'Two Gun Battery', Sarawak [pp.3-5, pp.12-14]; the Magnetic Observatory, Sarawak [pp.6-11, pp.15-16, pp.20-22, pp.28-39, pp.45-54]; the mouth of the Sepang river [pp.17-19]; and Santor Diamond Mines [pp.23-27, pp.40-44].

Headed [p.1]: 'Dip for October & November 1842'.
Extent56p. [p.2 and pp.55-56 blank]
FormatManuscript
PhysicalDescriptionInk on paper
Dimensions165xx106mm.
AccessStatusOpen
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