| RefNo | MA/134/2 |
| Previous numbers | MA.134 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Temperature observations at sea, on a voyage from Madras [Chennai], India to Alderney, Channel Islands, by Robert Barker |
| Creator | Barker; Sir Robert; baronet; (c.1732-1789); British army officer in the East India Company |
| Date | 13 February-16 August 1774 |
| Description | Daily temperature readings at sea, taken at 8am, midday, and 8pm, with remarks on the weather, particularly winds and rain, and [from 21 February] noon observations of latitude and longitude. On 21 May the [unnamed] vessel anchored off St. Helena, and Sir Robert Barker took the thermometer ashore. Observations ceased, to re-commence on board from 7 June.
Commencing: 'Observations of the Thermometer taken in a Passage from Madras [Chennai] to England commencing the 13 of [March - deleted] February 1774'. |
| Extent | 32p. [pp.91-122] |
| Format | Manuscript |
| PhysicalDescription | On paper |
| AccessStatus | Open |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA7207 | Barker; Sir; Robert (? 1729 - 1789); army officer in the East India Company and Commander in Chief in Bengal | ? 1729 - 1789 |