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RefNoEL/D1/51
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TitleLetter, from William Derham [to the Royal Society], dated at Upminster
CreatorDerham; William (1657-1735); Church of England clergyman; natural philosopher; canon of Windsor
Date7 April 1702
DescriptionDerham sends the two previous year's tables of meteorological observations of Upminster, Essex
Derham discusses the rainfall for 1700 and 1701; whether the tables will be useful in judging health and diseases during those years; the different height of the mercury in the barometer during the summer and winter; the thermometrical observations of the coldest and hottest part of the day; the lowest descent of the mercury in the barometer; Richard Towneley's barometric observations for Townley, Lancashire. A small table is attached
Read to the Royal Society on 15 April 1702
LanguageEnglish
Extent4p
FormatManuscript
Place originUpminster, Greater London, England, United Kingdom
Origin coordinates51.55594, 0.2556
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AccessStatusOpen
RelatedMaterialTranscribed in LBO/29/77
For an account of the rainfall at Townley, Lancashire by Richard Towneley sent to Derham in 1698 see 'Philosophical Transactions', vol 21, no 249, p 47
URLDescriptionAlso available on Early Modern Letters Online
URLhttp://emlo.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/profile/work/396e0334-5751-4d04-aec5-438692fb8591
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CodePersonNameDates
NA6239Derham; William (1657 - 1735); naturalist1657 - 1735
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