Description | Daily meteorological observations, kept at at Hoffenthal [now Hopedale] in Labrador at the Moravian mission. Four observations per day, at 8.00am, 12.00 noon, 4.00pm and 8.00pm. Columns for day and hours of observations, thermometer readings, wind direction and strength, with general weather remarks.
Headed [p.1]: 'Wetter Opserfation [?] in Hoftenthal von 1 Septembr. an: 1785 bis 16 August Anno 1786...' Stamped: 'Soc. Reg. Lond.' and inscribed in ink 'Presented by Mr. Phil. Hurlock F.R.S. March 29. 1787'. |