From:
James Clark Ross
To:
James Clerk Ross
Date:
3 July 1839
Source of text:
MM/11/140, Royal Society
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Royal Society
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Admiralty assigned Erebus and Terror to Antarctic expedition. Asks JH and Lord Northampton to request approval from Treasury for procurement of scientific instruments. Wants to consult with JH soon.
Wants to order three complete sets of magnetic and meteorological instruments for observations at St. Helena, at Cape of Good Hope, and aboard expedition ships. Admiralty cannot furnish instruments. Asks JH to continue efforts to obtain authorization from Treasury.
Preparations for departure prevented JR from dining with JH at Slough. Working on pendulum with Edward Sabine. Thanks JH for sending gimbals.
Saturday the 17th will be convenient because it gives him time to finish his pendulum experiments.