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Letter, regarding anomalies of magnetical observations by Willm [William] Scoresby in a letter to Sir Joseph Banks

Reference number: PT/13/8

Date: 04 November 1818

Description

Letter that accompanied Scoresby's paper 'On the anomaly in the variation of the magnetic needle as observed on ship-board', found at PT/13/7. The letter itself is unpublished, but includes a figure drawn by Sconesby that was published with the paper.

Subject: Magnetism / Navigation

Written by Scoresby at Whitby and addressed to Banks at Soho Square, London. Read 4 February 1819.

Reference number
PT/13/8
Earliest possible date
04 November 1818
Physical description
Ink on paper
Page extent
2 pages
Format
Manuscript

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William Scoresby

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William Scoresby, Letter, regarding anomalies of magnetical observations by Willm [William] Scoresby in a letter to Sir Joseph Banks, 04 November 1818, PT/13/8, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/pt_13_8/letter-regarding-anomalies-of-magnetical-observations-by-willm-william-scoresby-in-a-letter-to-sir-joseph-banks, accessed on 13 July 2025

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