Discussion of the magnetical observations made by Captain Back, R. N., during his late arctic expedition

• Published in: Abstracts of the Papers Printed in the Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: The Royal Society 1837
• Subjects: Arctic; The Needle
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rspl.1830.0245; https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/pdf/10.1098/rspl.1830.0245

The author, having been consulted by Captain Back, previous to the departure of the latter, in 1833, with the expedition for the relief of Captain Ross, respecting the nature of the magnetical observa­tions which it might be desirable to make in the regions he was about to visit, and considering tha...