| RefNo | AP/8A/3 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Unpublished letter, 'Results of a registering rain-gauge for the year 1817' from B [Benjamin] Bevan to Sir Joseph Banks |
| Date | 18 February 1818 |
| Description | Bevan sends his monthly results from his registering rain gauge, providing details on each rainshower, its duration, and the rate of rainfall. Minor annotations appear in graphite.
Subject: Meteorology
Written by Bevan in Leighton [Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire, England] and addressed to Banks in Soho Square, London. Postmarked 19 February 1818. Read to the Royal Society on 7 May 1818. |
| Extent | 4p |
| Format | Manuscript |
| PhysicalDescription | Ink on paper |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| AccessStatus | Open |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA8116 | Banks; Sir; Joseph (1744 - 1820); naturalist | 1744 - 1820 |