| RefNo | PT/13/8 |
| Level | File |
| Title | Letter, regarding anomalies of magnetical observations by Willm [William] Scoresby in a letter to Sir Joseph Banks |
| Date | 4 November 1818 |
| Description | Letter that accompanied Scoresby's paper 'On the anomaly in the variation of the magnetic needle as observed on ship-board', found at PT/13/7. The letter itself is unpublished, but includes a figure drawn by Sconesby that was published with the paper.
Subject: Magnetism / Navigation
Written by Scoresby at Whitby and addressed to Banks at Soho Square, London. Read 4 February 1819. |
| Extent | 2p |
| Format | Manuscript |
| PhysicalDescription | Ink on paper |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| RelatedRecord | PT/13/7 |
| PT/13/8/1 |
| PT/13/8/2 |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA6138 | Scoresby; William (1789 - 1857) | 1789 - 1857 |
| NA8116 | Banks; Sir; Joseph (1744 - 1820); naturalist | 1744 - 1820 |