Unpublished letter, regarding terrestrial magnetism from Baron Humboldt to the President of the Royal Society
Reference number: AP/20/7
Date: 23 April 1836
Description
Humboldt presents his plan for the observation of terrestrial magnetism, suggesting that permanent magnetic observatories should be installed across the globe, and seeking the Royal Society's support in establishing new observatories.
Subject: Magnetism
Written by Humboldt in Berlin.
- Reference number
- AP/20/7
- Earliest possible date
- 23 April 1836
- Physical description
- Ink on paper
- Page extent
- 23 pages
- Format
- Manuscript
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Unpublished letter, regarding terrestrial magnetism from Baron Humboldt to the President of the Royal Society, 23 April 1836, AP/20/7, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/ap_20_7/unpublished-letter-regarding-terrestrial-magnetism-from-baron-humboldt-to-the-president-of-the-royal-society, accessed on 15 July 2026
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