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Cape Colony meteorological observations, 1885 - 1886

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/RCMS 113/74

Scope and Contents

Readings for barometer, thermometer, wind direction and strength at Ookiep, Cape Colony, February-May, June-October and December 1885, and January and May, 1886. There is also a sheet showing rainfall for 1885.

Dates

  • Creation: 1885 - 1886

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

From the Fonds:

Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).

Biographical / Historical

Barnabas Sutton's background is not known.

Extent

1 folder(s) (1 folder) : paper

Language of Materials

English

Former / Other Reference

MSS 59

Other Finding Aids

Donald H. Simpson, ed., 'The manuscript catalogue of the library of the Royal Commonwealth Society' (London, 1975), p. 122

Immediate Source of Acquisition

The provenance of the collection is unknown.

General

This collection level description was created by RAS using information from Donald Simpson's R.C.S. catalogue.

Originator(s)

Sutton, Barnabas, fl 1885-1886

Finding aid date

2004-01-23 13:49:17+00:00

Includes index.

Repository Details

Part of the Cambridge University Library Repository

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