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RefNoL&P/6/107
LevelItem
TitlePaper, 'Thermometrical observations at Allahabad [Prayagraj] and of the weather in Bengal; with note from Henry Cavendish' by Robert Barker
Date1775
DescriptionSubject: Meteorology

Published in Philosophical Transactions, as 'An account of some thermometrical observations, made by Sir Robert Barker, F. R. S. at Allahabad [Prayagraj] in the East Indies, in Lat. 25° 30' N. during the year 1767, and also during a voyage from Madras [Chennai] to England, in the year 1774. Extracted from the original journal by the Hon. Henry Cavendish, F.R.S'

Read 6 April 1775
Extent10p
FormatManuscript
PhysicalDescriptionInk on paper
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AccessStatusOpen
RelatedMaterialDOI: 10.1098/rstl.1775.0020
RelatedRecordMA/134
Fellows associated with this archive
CodePersonNameDates
NA7207Barker; Sir; Robert (? 1729 - 1789); army officer in the East India Company and Commander in Chief in Bengal? 1729 - 1789
NA8163Cavendish; Henry (1731 - 1810); natural philosopher1731 - 1810
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