| RefNo | MA/215 |
| Previous numbers | MA.215 |
| Level | File |
| Title | Meteorological observations by an unknown author |
| Date | 1 June 1837-31 May 1842 |
| Description | Tables of hourly thermometer readings [pp.53-173]; hourly barometer observations [pp.189-309]; and hourly observations of the wet bulb thermometer, with the calculated dew point and tension of vapour [pp.315-675]. The barometer values are initially headed with the pencil inscription 'Wrench's barometer' [pp.190-193]; but from June 1840 [pp.262-263] 'Newman's Portable Barometer No. 1st'.
No location or author attribution appears within the manuscript. There is a correction [p.139] signed by Edward Sabine. |
| Extent | 1 volume; 688p. [pp.1-52, pp.174-188, pp.310-314 and pp.676-688 blank] |
| Format | Printed |
| Manuscript |
| PhysicalDescription | Ink on paper. Bound in green library buckram. Spine gilding 'Hourly Observations of the Thermometer 1837-42' and the Royal Society badge. Typed paper label on spine 'Met. Arch. 215'. |
| Dimensions | 380x251mm. |
| AccessStatus | Open |