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RefNoCLP/4i/1
LevelItem
TitlePaper,'Quicksilver experiment at Mamhead' by William Ball
Date1661
DescriptionTable of meteorological observations dating from October 1659-May 1661 that records time, place, weather conditions, water in the weather-glass, and height of quicksilver.

Subject: Meteorology

Read to the Royal Society on 11 December 1661
Extent11p
FormatManuscript
PhysicalDescriptionInk on paper
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AccessStatusOpen
RelatedRecordRBO/1/29
Fellows associated with this archive
CodePersonNameDates
NA4277Ball; William (c1627 - 1690); astronomerc1627 - 1690
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