Carrington, Richard Christopher, 1826 - 1875 (astronomer)
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Papers on meteorology, 1858 - 1860
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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 6/702
Scope and Contents
Correspondence regarding, primarily, meteorological instruments and results, with related papers. The volume includes abstracts and explanations of weather conditions, 1858-1860, by J.M. Saxby; a description of a meteorograph by P.A. Secchi, with illustrations; a 'determination of index errors of the transit circle and altazimuth barometers'; experiments with Robinson's anenometer; notes on instruments and observations by J. Glaisher; correspondence with R. Fitzroy on weather reports;...
Dates:
1858 - 1860
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