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RefNoMA/221
Previous numbersMA.221-229
LevelSubSeries
TitleTidal observations at London Dock, Wapping, England, by William Peirce
CreatorPeirce; William (d.1870); British dock master
Date1 January 1803-1832
DescriptionTidal measurements recorded at Wapping, Middlesex. With some general meteorological records, largely on wind direction at morning and evening, with general weather remarks.

The method of gathering this data is noted In the paper 'On the tides of the Port of London', by John William Lubbock, Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society, v.121 (1831) pp.379-415.
Extent9 volumes
FormatManuscript
PhysicalDescriptionInk on paper, bound in pasteboard boards, covered with marbled paper.
DimensionsVarious sizes
AccessStatusOpen
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