- MS 548/1;SL Log book HMS Erebus, 10 April to 30 November 1839 [Rough meteorological register, log and proceedings] 1 volume
- MS 548/2/1-15;SL Rough meteorological register, HMS Erebus, 1 December 1839 to 31 August 1843 [Including log and proceedings] 15 volumes
- MS 548/3;SL Daily observations, 1840-1841 [Abstracts from both HMS Erebus and HMS Terror] 1 volume
- MS 548/4;SL Daily observations, September and October 1841 [Abstracts from HMS Erebus, observatory at St Martin's Cove, Hermite Isle (Cape Horn)] 1 volume
- MS 548/5;SL Daily observations, 1840-1842 [HMS Erebus and HMS Terror, magnetometers and meteorological instruments] 1 volume
- MS 548/6;SL Meteorological journal, Erebus, November 1840 to March 1843 [Abstract, not consecutive] 1 volume
- MS 548/7;SL Actionmeter observations, HMS Erebus, 1839-1843 [Made onshore by officers] 1 volume
- MS 548/8/1-2;SL Log and proceedings, HMS Erebus, 1 July 1841 to 7 July 1843 and 8 August to 23 September 1843, 2 volumes
- MS 547/1-6;SL Log and proceedings HMS Terror, 20 May 1839 to 29 July 1843, 6 volumes
- MS 547/7-9;SL Meteorological register, Terror, January 1841 to July 1843 [Covers January to December 1841, 1842 (May missing), January, February, April, June, July 1843] 28 volumes
- MS 547/10/1;SL Meteorological observations HMS Terror, October 1840 to July 1843 [Uncorrected, including duplicate observations for December 1842 to July 1843] 1 volume
- MS 547/10/2;SL Meteorological observations HMS Terror, October 1840 - July 1843 [Corrected with duplicate observations fro December 1842 to July 1843] 1 volume
- MS 547/10/3;SL Meteorological observations HMS Terror, November 1839 to November 1842 [Uncorrected and corrected] 1 volume
British Naval Expedition, meteorological observations
This material is held atScott Polar Research Institute Archives, University of Cambridge
- Reference
- GB 15 British Naval Expedition/Meteorological observations
- Dates of Creation
- 1839-1843
- Name of Creator
- Physical Description
- Circa 60 volumes
Scope and Content
Administrative / Biographical History
Around 60 volumes of meteorological observations were taken on board the two expedition ships, HMS Terror and HMS Erebus during the expedition.
Arrangement
Chronological.