| RefNo | PP/16/23/2 |
| Previous numbers | PP/48/23 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Diagrams, experimental equipment and observations by W H [William Henry] Dines |
| Date | 1890 |
| Description | Three pages of diagrams, labelled sheets 1-3. Sheet 1 shows the 'large whirling machine' built for Dines' investigations into wind pressure upon an inclined surface. Sheet 2 shows 12 diagrams indicating wind direction via stream lines under different conditions. Sheet 3 shows six graphs of experimental observations.
Subject: Meteorology
Prints of these diagrams were published in volume 48 of the Proceedings of the Royal Society alongside the paper 'On wind pressure upon an inclined surface'. |
| Extent | 3p |
| Format | Diagram |
| PhysicalDescription | Ink and graphite pencil on paper |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| RelatedMaterial | DOI: 10.1098/rspl.1890.0034 |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA6243 | Dines; William Henry (1855 - 1927); meteorologist | 1855 - 1927 |