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RefNoMA/216
Previous numbersMA.216
LevelFile
TitlePaper, 'Tabulae Meterologicae' [Meteorological tables], by Giuseppe Toaldo
CreatorToaldo; Giuseppe (1719-1797); Italian priest and physicist
Date21 May 1775
DescriptionDescription of meteorological tables, with specimen tables, and summary meteorological observations from Padua, Italy.

Tabula I. Aestus Maris in Mensibus, & Annis: Venetis. [Table 1. Tides of the sea in months and years: Venice]. Providing annual tidal data January-December 1751 and averages 1751-1755. With supplementary tables showing tides by zodiacal signs in phases of the Moon and Sun, 1751-1755.
Tabula II. exhibens Altitudines Barometri. [Table 2. exhibiting the heights of the barometer]. Providing barometrical measurements by year, 1725-1772, with columns for lunar perigee, apogee and others.
Tabula III. Altitudines Barometri pro XII. Signius Zodiaci, relatae ad Lunam. [Table 3. Heights of the barometer for twelve signs of the Zodiac, related to the Moon. Providing annual barometrical measurements, 1725-1772, against columns for zodiacal signs.
Tabula IV. [untitled]. Annual barometer heights with columns for northern and southern hemispheres and other columns.
Tabula V. Caloris et Frigoris, Patavii. [Table 6. Heat and cold, Padua]. Monthly temperature readings at Padua, Italy, 1725-1774.
Tabula VI. exhibens frequentiam Ventorum [Table 6. Showing the frequency of the winds]. Monthly totals of wind direction and frequency [at Padua?], 1725-1727.

Dated [p.32]: 'Patavii, die 21. Maji 1775'.
LanguageLatin
Extent1 volume; 32p., 6 tables
FormatManuscript
Printed
PhysicalDescriptionInk on paper, bound in marbled paper covers.
Dimensions330x230mm.
AccessStatusOpen
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