| Reference number | L&P/7/152 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Letter, 'Of the great frost at Glasgow, January 1780' from Patrick Wilson to Nevil Maskelyne |
| Date | 28 May 1780 |
| Description | Subject: Meteorology
Published in Philosophical Transactions, as 'An account of a most extraordinary degree of cold at Glasgow in January last; together with some new experiments and observations on the comparative temperature of hoar-frost and the air near to it, made at the MacFarlane Observatory belonging to the college. In a letter from Patrick Wilson, M.A. to the Rev. Nevil Maskelyne, D.D. F.R.S. and Astronomer Royal'
Read 20 April 1780 |
| Extent | 16p |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Physical description | Ink on paper |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| Access status | Open |
| Related material | DOI:10.1098/rstl.1780.0026 |
| Related records in the catalogue | L&P/7/153 |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | Name | Dates |
| NA5553 | Maskelyne; Nevil (1732 - 1811) | 1732 - 1811 |