| RefNo | AP/9/14 |
| Level | File |
| Title | Unpublished paper, 'Some remarks on meteorology' by Luke Howard |
| Date | [1821] |
| Description | Howard provides a report and analysis based on meteorological observations taken around London in 1820. He includes tables of average temperatures, average barometrical readings, average windspeeds, and average rainfall. Includes one page of illustrations.
The paper was originally titled 'A meteorological report for the year 1820 in the vicinity of London' in ink, but this is struck out in graphite and amended to 'Some remarks on meteorology'.
Subject: Meteorology
Read to the Royal Society on 10 May 1821.
Whilst the Royal Society declined to publish this paper, Howard published this paper in an anthology in 1854: Howard, Luke. Papers on Meteorology: Relating Especially to the Climate of Britain, and to the Variation of the Barometer. Vol. 1. Taylor & Francis, 1854. |
| Extent | 24p |
| Format | Manuscript |
| PhysicalDescription | Ink on paper |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| RelatedMaterial | Howard anthology available in the Royal Society Library: RCN45194 |
| Howard, Luke. Papers on Meteorology: Relating Especially to the Climate of Britain, and to the Variation of the Barometer. Vol. 1. Taylor & Francis, 1854. |
| RelatedRecord | AP/9/14/1 |
| AP/9/14/2 |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA4515 | Howard; Luke (1772 - 1864) | 1772 - 1864 |