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RefNoCLP/5/1/2
LevelItem
TitleDrawing, a glass instrument to measure rainfall in Gresham College by Henry Hunt
Date1696
DescriptionThe drawing shows a device to collect rain water, which was used by Henry Hunt at Gresham College. Fig. I. A. B. C. D. is a frame to support, the glasses. E is a large head, with a neck of twenty inches long, and capable of holding above two gallons.
Subject: Meteorology
LanguageEnglish
Extent1p
FormatDrawing
PhysicalDescriptionInk on paper
AccessStatusOpen
RelatedMaterialDOI: 10.1098/rstl.1695.0059
RelatedRecordCLP/5/1/1
CLP/5/1
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