| Reference number | CLP/4i/34/1 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Manuscript, 'Observations on winds' by John Aubrey |
| Date | 14 December 1671 |
| 5 February 1673 |
| Description | John Aubrey presented some observations on winds, the direction of wind and how to measure these, which he had executed in the 1650s and 60s. William Brouncker wrote his comments down in the document in 1673. He came up with a device to measure wind, drawn in the document.
Discuss power of wind, including the blowing down of hundreds of oak trees.
Subject: Meteorology |
| Language | English |
| Extent | 6p |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Physical description | Ink on paper |
| Access status | Open |
| Related records in the catalogue | CLP/4i/34 |
| CLP/4i/34/2 |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | Name | Dates |
| NA8372 | Aubrey; John (1626 - 1697); antiquary and biographer | 1626 - 1697 |
| NA3503 | Brouncker; William (c1620 - 1684); 2nd Viscount Brouncker; mathematician | c1620 - 1684 |