II. Results of hourly observations of the magnetic declination made by Sir Francis Leopold M‘Clintock, R. N., and the Officers of the Yacht 'Fox,' at Port Kennedy, in the Arctic Sea, in the winter of 1858-59; and a comparison of these results with those obtained by Captain Maguire, R. N., and the Officers of H. M. S. 'Plover,' in 1852, 1853, and 1854, at Point Barrow
When about to undertake a voyage to the Arctic Sea in 1857, in the yacht ‘Fox,’ in search of the ships of Sir John Franklin’s expedition. Captain M'Clintock requested that the Royal Society would supply him with such information and instructions as might enable him to make the best use of the o...
| Published in: | Proceedings of the Royal Society of London |
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| Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
| Language: | English |
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The Royal Society
1864
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| Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rspl.1863.0019 https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/pdf/10.1098/rspl.1863.0019 |
| Summary: | When about to undertake a voyage to the Arctic Sea in 1857, in the yacht ‘Fox,’ in search of the ships of Sir John Franklin’s expedition. Captain M'Clintock requested that the Royal Society would supply him with such information and instructions as might enable him to make the best use of the opportunity which the voyage was likely to afford for the prosecution of magnetical and meteorological observations. |
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