| RefNo | MA/134 |
| Previous numbers | MA.134 |
| Level | File |
| Title | Meteorological observations, at Allahabad [Prayagraj], India, and elsewhere, by Robert Barker |
| Creator | Barker; Sir Robert; baronet; (c.1732-1789); British army officer in the East India Company |
| Date | 1767-1774 |
| Description | Temperature readings at Allahabad, with temperature observations and general meteorological remarks made during a sea passage from Madras [Chennai], India, to England. Including some shorter observations.
A summary and analysis of the data in this manuscript was published as 'An account of some thermometrical observations, made by Sir Robert Barker, F.R.S. at Allahabad in the East Indies, in Lat. 25° 30' N. during the year 1767, and also during a voyage from Madras to England, in the year 1774. Extracted from the original journal by the Hon. Henry Cavendish', Philosophical Transactions, v.65 (1775) pp.202-206. |
| Extent | 1 volume: 136p. [pp.125-136 blank] |
| Format | Manuscript |
| PhysicalDescription | On paper. Brown library buckram binding, with spine gilding: 'Observations on heat and cold 1767 Barker MA 134', and the Royal Society's coat of arms. |
| Dimensions | 254x203mm. [binding] |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| RelatedMaterial | DOI: 10.1098/rstl.1775.0020 |
| RelatedRecord | L&P/6/107 |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA7207 | Barker; Sir; Robert (? 1729 - 1789); army officer in the East India Company and Commander in Chief in Bengal | ? 1729 - 1789 |