| Reference number | AP/33/28 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Paper, 'Report of the general process adopted in calibrating and comparing the standard meteorological instruments for Kew Observatory [London]' by John Welsh |
| Date | 22 March 1852 |
| Description | Welsh describes in detail the construction, verification, calibration and graduation of thermometers to be used at Kew Observatory.
Subject: Scientific apparatus and instruments / Meteorology
Received 6 May 1852. Communicated by Colonel [Edward] Sabine.
Written by Welsh at Kew Observatory.
This paper was published in full in volume 6 of Abstracts of the Papers Printed in the Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London [later Proceedings of the Royal Society] as 'Report of the general process adopted in graduating and comparing the standard meteorological instruments for the Kew observatory'. |
| Extent | 7p |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Physical description | Ink on paper |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| Access status | Open |
| Access conditions | Not available to view, off site for conservation. Please refer to digital surrogate on Science in the Making. |
| Related material | DOI: 10.1098/rspl.1850.0066 |
| Related records in the catalogue | AP/33/29 |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | Name | Dates |
| NA1680 | Welsh; John (1824 - 1859) | 1824 - 1859 |
| NA8279 | Sabine; Sir; Edward (1788 - 1883) | 1788 - 1883 |