| Description | Daily meteorological observations. Columns for phases of the Moon, date, maximum and minimum readings of the barometer and thermometers (in the office and in open air) in the morning, midday, afternoon and evening. Followed by columns for general observations, winds, hygrometer readings at morning, midday, afternoon and evening, day and night udometer readings. A summary of the main points of interest appears below the main table, signed 'Julien Desjardins'.
Headed [p.1]: 'Observations Meteorologiques, faites a Flacq (Ile Maurice), chez M. Julien Desjardins, pendant le Mois de Janvier 1837'. Inscribed [p.2]: 'Janvier 1837. A Son. Honn. Edward. B. Blackburn. anc. Presidt. de la Soc. d'Hist. Natelle. de l'I Maurice Pour etre presente à la Société ...de le de son tres honorable & tres obeissant servitr. Julien Desjardins'. [Edward Berens Blackburn (1786-1839) British colonial judge]. |