Reference number | MA/150 |
Previous numbers | MA.150 |
Level | File |
Title | Meteorological observations at Port Louis, Mauritius, [by John Augustus Lloyd?] |
Creator | Lloyd; John Augustus (1800-1854); British engineer and surveyor |
Date | 2 January 1833-31 December 1834 |
Description | Daily meteorological observations at the Observatory, Port Louis, Mauritius [now the Republic of Mauritius]. Usually three to four readings per day, but as many as eleven in some instances. Columns recording day and hour, barometer, reduced barometer and variation [not used], thermometer, difference [not used], hygrometer, external heat and external cold, rain gauge, winds, weather, and remarks [not used]. |
Extent | 1 volume: 366p. [blank pages between months, and pp.332-366 blank]. |
Format | Manuscript |
Physical description | Ink on paper. Half bound in red leather, marbled paper boards. Paper label to front board, inscribed in ink: 'Meteorological Observations at the Observatory of Port Louis during the Years 1833 & 1834'. Typed paper label on spine: 'Met. Arch. 150'. |
Dimensions | 203x170mm. |
Access status | Open |