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Letter, regarding 'On the secular changes of the magnetic system of the Earth' from Christopher Hansteen to the Royal Society

Reference number: AP/38/12

Date: 31 December 1855

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Hansteen introduces a paper he has written regarding ascertaining the movement of the four magnetic polar regions. He expresses gratitude to 'English science' for providing him with materials and observations to use in his research.

Annotations in pencil throughout.

Subject: Magnetism

Written by Hansteen at Christiania Observatory [Oslo].

This letter was published in full in volume 8 of the Proceedings of the Royal Society as 'The following letter was read, from Professor Hansteen of Christiania, For. Mem. R. S'.

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AP/38/12
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31 December 1855
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Ink and graphite pencil on paper
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1 page
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Manuscript

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Christopher Hansteen

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Christopher Hansteen, Letter, regarding 'On the secular changes of the magnetic system of the Earth' from Christopher Hansteen to the Royal Society, 31 December 1855, AP/38/12, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/ap_38_12/letter-regarding-on-the-secular-changes-of-the-magnetic-system-of-the-earth-from-christopher-hansteen-to-the-royal-society, accessed on 09 July 2025

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