| Reference number | CLP/4i/40 |
| Level | File |
| Title | Paper, 'On a certain rainbow' by Dr Rolfe |
| Date | [c17th century] |
| Description | Rolfe describes the appearance of three rainbows and the Sun on Wednesday 2 July around 6am at Cranbrooke in Kent [England]. Includes a diagram in the text of the meteorological phenomena described by Rolfe.
The observation is likely to be related to a similar phenomenon observed by William Hodder and described in the minutes of the Dublin Philosophical Society on 14 April 1684.
Subject: Meteorology |
| Language | English |
| Extent | 2p |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Physical description | Ink on paper |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| Access status | Open |
| Related records in the catalogue | CLP/4i/40/1 |
| CLP/4i/40/2 |