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Correspondence on magnetism and photography, 1849 - 1854

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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 6/677

Scope and Contents

Correspondence with C. Brooke, F. Beaufort, E. Sabine and F. Ronalds concerning magnetic instruments and photographic registration. There are two circulars advertising Gray and Keen's floating compasses; specimens of photographic secondaries and tertiaries; papers regarding tests on various emulsions; and notes on the Greenwich magnetic instruments for 1853 and 1854.

Dates

  • Creation: 1849 - 1854

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

From the Management Group:

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Extent

1 archive box(es) (1 box)

Language of Materials

English

Former / Other Reference

H1/13

Finding aid date

2006-01-06 11:54:27+00:00

Includes index.

Repository Details

Part of the Cambridge University Library Repository

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