Record

RefNoMA/343/6
Previous numbersMA/343
LevelFile
TitleMeteorological curves made from observations at Colaba Observatory, Bombay [Mumbai], India
Date30 June-1 October 1846
DescriptionCurves drawn by the self-recording anemometer and rain gauge at the Colaba Observatory. Each sheet has an upper graph with an ink track of rainfall [except on days when no rain fell], with a lower graph showing wind, from midday to midday commencing 30 June-1 July and concluding 30 September-1 October 1846. Printed sheets are marked in both Gottingen mean time and Bombay [Mumbai] local time.

Front cover inscribed in pencil: 'Wind Curves from 1st July to 1st October 1846'. The sheets are bound in the 'correct' chronological order, front to back.
Extent1 volume; 184p. [verso pages blank]
FormatPrinted
Manuscript
PhysicalDescriptionInk on paper. Bound, with cream paper covers.
Dimensions267x426mm.
AccessStatusOpen
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