Thomas Hope on magnetic aura, 1825
Item
Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 14/43: 494-507
Scope and Contents
From the File:
Correspondence regarding the effect of magnetic variation on the mariner's compass, the use of magnetic variation to establish longitude and the cause of magnetic variation.
Dates
- Creation: 1825
Creator
- Barrow, John, Sir, 1764 - 1848 (1st Baronet, Secretary of the Admiralty) (Person)
- Hope, Thomas, fl1825 (petitioner to the Board of Longitude) (Person)
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Extent
14 folio(s) (14 ff.) : Paper
Language of Materials
English
Originator(s)
Hope, Thomas
Original geographic information
Chatham [origination]
Original geographic information
London [destination]
Finding aid date
2011-12-17 11:18:52+00:00
Repository Details
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