RefNo | MA/154 |
Previous numbers | MA.154 |
Level | File |
Title | Meteorological observations at Godthåb [Nuuk], Greenland, by Charles Lewis Giesecke |
Creator | Giesecke; Sir Charles Lewis [formerly Johann Georg Metzler] (1761-1833); German mineralologist and mineral dealer |
Trevelyan; Sir Walter Calverley (1797-1879); 6th Baronet; British naturalist |
Date | 1 November 1806-16 August 1813 |
Description | Daily meteorological observations, arranged by month, at Godthåb, Southern Greenland [now Nuuk, Greenland], the autonomous territory of Denmark. With columns for the date, barometer and thermometer readings taken in the morning, at midday and in the evening [morgen, mittag, abend], with wind direction at morning and evening, and general weather remarks.
The volume is divided into two parts. The first section [pp.3-54] has a title page [p.3] commencing: 'Wetter Beobachtungen angestallt zu Godthaab in Südgrönland vom 1 November 1806 bis zum 16 August 1813 von Dr. Giesecke'. With an added note 'Transcribed from the originals in Copenhagen for W.C. Trevelyan'. The second section [pp.55-88] has an additional title page [p.55]: 'Meteorologische Beobachtungen in Gronland im Jahre 1811-13 von Dr: Giesecke'. |
Language | German |
Extent | 1 volume; 88p. |
Format | Manuscript |
PhysicalDescription | Ink on paper, quarter bound in black cloth, marbled paper boards. Paper labels at spine. |
Dimensions | 260x205mm. |
AccessStatus | Open |