| RefNo | MA/195/4 |
| Previous numbers | MA.198 |
| Level | File |
| Title | Tidal observations at London Dock, England, part 2, 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 horizontal parallax, at London Dock, calculated by E. Russell and Jenkin Jones. The volume contains tables for horizontal parallax 54' to 61'; columns for date, Moon's transit B by minute, time of high water, height of tide, Moon's declination, transit interlude, 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 II. Containing the Time, and Height of High Water, at the London Docks, the Transit Interval, and the Sun's and Moon's Declinations, corresponding to the Apparent Time of the Moon's Transit B for every minute of her Horizontal Parallax for the Years 1808 to 1826 inclusive'. An additional note [also p.1] states: 'Computed by Messrs Russell & Jones'. |
| Extent | 1 volume; 172p. [p.3, and p.88 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. II. Moon's Parallax.'. Typed paper label to spine: 'Met. Arch. 198'. |
| Dimensions | 270x204mm. |
| AccessStatus | Open |