| RefNo | MA/195/3 |
| Previous numbers | MA.197 |
| Level | File |
| Title | Tidal observations at London Dock, England, part 1, 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 calendar month at London Dock, calculated by E. Russell and Jenkin Jones. The volume contains tables of upper and lower lunar transits by hour, morning and afternoon, for months of the the years 1808-1826. Columns for date, Moon's transit B, time of high water, height of high water, Moon's declination, Moon's parallax, transit interval and 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 I. Containing the Time & Height of High Water at the London Docks, the Interval of Transits, the Sun's and Moon's Declinations, and the Moon's Parallax, corresponding to the apparent Time of the Moon's Transit B. for the Calendat Months of the Years 1808 to 1826 inclusive'. An additional note [also p.1] states: 'Computed by Messrs Russell & Jones'. |
| Extent | 1 volume; 294p. [p.2, p.4 and pp.292-294 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. I. Calendar Months.'. Typed paper label to spine: 'Met. Arch. 197'. |
| Dimensions | 266x203mm. |
| AccessStatus | Open |