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Unpublished paper, 'Magnetic observations at the Royal Observatory Cape of Good Hope' by Robert FitzRoy

Reference number: AP/16/12

Date: 1836

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Six tables of observations on magnetic intensity measured by '[Christopher] Hansteen's needle', dated 10 June 1836, 1 June 1836, 10 June 1836, 11 June 1836, 2 June 1836, 10 June 1836 respectively.

Subject: Meteorology / Electromagnetism

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AP/16/12
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1836
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Ink on paper
Page extent
10 pages
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Manuscript

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Robert FitzRoy

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Robert FitzRoy, Unpublished paper, 'Magnetic observations at the Royal Observatory Cape of Good Hope' by Robert FitzRoy, 1836, AP/16/12, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/ap_16_12/unpublished-paper-magnetic-observations-at-the-royal-observatory-cape-of-good-hope-by-robert-fitzroy, accessed on 24 June 2025

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