RefNo | HS/19/189 |
Level | Item |
Title | Sketch of instrument, by Sir John Frederick William Herschel |
Creator | Herschel, Sir John Frederick William (1792-1871) Mathematician and Astronomer |
Date | 29 June 1848 |
Description | Sketch of a piezometer in Herschel's hand. Instrument sketched at the request of Captain Frederick William Beechey as a modification of existing apparatus to measure pressure in depth, in relation to his 1848 tidal survey of the Irish coasts, North Sea and English Channel. Likely the instrument discussed and sketch sent as an enclosure in HS/4/12 and HS/4/20. |
Language | English |
Extent | 1 p. |
PhysicalDescription | Ink on paper |
AccessStatus | Open |
RelatedMaterial | DOI: 10.1098/rstl.1848.0006 |
RelatedRecord | HS/4/20 |
HS/4/12 |
Fellows associated with this archive
Code | PersonName | Dates |
NA8238 | Herschel; Sir; John Frederick William (1792 - 1871); astronomer | 1792 - 1871 |
NA5564 | Beechey; Frederick William (1796 - 1856); naval officer and hydrographer | 1796 - 1856 |