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Reference numberMA/43
Previous numbersMA.43
LevelItem
TitleMeteorological observations at Litslena, Sweden, author unknown
Date13 August 1725-4 August 1726
DescriptionDaily meteorological observations at Litslena, Enköping, initially either one or two readings per day. Columns for day and hour, barometer and thermometer readings, wind direction and strength, and brief general remarks. There is a gap in the record, after 18 May 1726, the observations recommencing on 4 July 1726, with three or four readings per day.

The manuscript follows the format recommended in the paper: 'Invitatio ad observationes meteorologicas communi consilio instituendas', by James Jurin, Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society, v.32 (1723), pp.422-427.

Headed [p.1]: 'Litslena prope Enkioping 1725'. Endorsed [p.16]: 'Listlen 1725-26'.
LanguageLatin
Extent16p. [p.10 and p.15 blank].
FormatManuscript
Physical descriptionInk on paper
Dimensions326x107mm.
Access statusOpen
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