Record

RefNoMA/164/15
Previous numbersMA.171. MS.632
LevelItem
TitleMeteorological observations at York Fort, Labrador, Canada, collected by Sir Joseph Banks
CreatorBanks; Sir Joseph (1742-1820); British naturalist
Date16 October 1766-20 July 1767
DescriptionDaily meteorological observations made at 8.00am, midday, and at 4.00pm. Columns for the date, thermometer readings 'M-N-E' [morning noon and evening], with remarks on the wind and weather.

With a sketch of the thermometer being used, by Bennet of London [pp.10-11]. The date of the manuscript coincides with Joseph Banks's expedition to Labrador and Newfoundland in 1766.

Headed [p.1]: 'A Daily Account kept of the Thermometer at York Fort in Pitts Harbour in Labradore in the Latitude 52:00 N. ..the Thermometer was hung up wihout the House on the West Side'. Stamped 'Soc. Reg. Lond.' and inscribed 'Presented by Sir Joseph Banks Bart. Pr. R.S. Jany. 19 1792'. Inscribed [p.12]: 'Account of the Thermometer of York Fort Labrador 1766-1767'.
Extent12p.
FormatManuscript
PhysicalDescriptionInk on paper
Dimensions325x200mm.
AccessStatusOpen
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