From:
Edward Sabine
To:
William Sharpey
Date:
1 March 1859
Source of text:
MM/19/18, Royal Society
Summary:
No summary available.
Contributor:
Royal Society
No summary available.
Received order for self-recording photographic instruments for magnetic observations from Mr. Bolyani, who plans to improve observatory at University of Kazan. ES quoted prices for making these in London and invited Bolyani to inspect observatory at Kew. ES now prefers Shanghai to Peking as site for observatory. Geographic distribution of global observatories. Reading JH's 'Physical Geography' [1859]. Sends two sunspot photographs from Kew.