| RefNo | MA/195/5 |
| Previous numbers | MA.199 |
| Level | File |
| Title | Tidal observations at London Dock, England, part 3, by E Russell and Jenkin Jones |
| Creator | Jones; Jenkin (fl.1830s); British calculator |
| Russell; E (fl.1830s); British calculator |
| Lubbock; Sir John William; 3rd baronet (1803-1865); British astronomer and banker |
| Date | March 1837 [?] |
| 1808-1826 |
| Description | Computations of tides by Moon's declination at London Dock, calculated by E. Russell and Jenkin Jones. The volume contains tables for delinations commencing from 1 degree 30 seconds north to 1 degree 30 seconds south: columns for date, Moon's transit B by minute, time of high water, transit interval, Moon's parallax, height of high water, Sun's declination.
The results were discussed in the Bakerian Lecture, 'On the tides at the Port of London', by John William Lubbock, Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society, v.126 (1836), pp.217-266.
The volume commences with a title page [p.1]: 'London Tide Computations Part III. Containing the Time, and Height of High Water, at the London Docks, the Intervals of Transits, the Moon's Parallax, and the Sun's Declinations, corresponding to the Apparent Time of the Moon's Transit B for every three degrees of her Declination north and south for the Years 1808 to 1826 inclusive'. An additional note [also p.1] states: 'Computed by Messrs Russell & Jones'. |
| Extent | 1 volume; 206p. [pp.204-206 blank] |
| Format | Manuscript |
| PhysicalDescription | Ink on paper. Bound in green cloth, red morocco labels, with gilding, to front board: 'London Dock. Tide Computations. 1808 to 1826 Part. III. Moon's Declination.'. The same information is reproduced on a gilded leather spine label. Typed paper label to spine: 'Met. Arch. 199'. |
| Dimensions | 267x200mm. |
| AccessStatus | Open |