From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
William Radcliffe Birt
Date:
[23 December 1847]
Source of text:
RS:HS 19.127
Summary:
Lord Auckland [George Eden] asked JH to edit [Admiralty Manual] for officers on surveying and exploring expeditions. Charles Wheatstone will prepare instructions for meteorological observations. Asks WB to write instructions on detecting 'atmospheric waves and barometric fluctuations.'
Contributor:
John Herschel Project