Record

RefNoMS/257/3/51
AltRefNoSa.797
Previous numbersES3/20/797
LevelItem
TitleLetter from Hyderabad to Benjamin Loewy
Date22 December 1867
DescriptionDiscussion regarding experiments regarding the ‘correction to the thermometers for reduction of pressure’. Refers to a paper by [George Gabriel] Stokes in the Transaction of the Cambridge [Philosophical] Society. Discussion regarding pendulum readings, experiments and refers to the Bombay [Mumbai], Madras [Chennai] and Calcutta mints. Expresses intentions to ‘finish at Cape Comorin [Kanyakumari] by April 1869’, as well taking observation at Mussoorie to determine the coefficient for temperature and pressure.
Extent4p
FormatManuscript
PhysicalDescriptionInk on paper
AccessStatusOpen
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