Papers on the tides, 1826 - 1848
Scope and Contents
Correspondence on the tides, including calculations of tides at St Helena, Australia and in the River Shannon. The correspondents include J. Washington, J.D. Forbes, P.H.L. von Boguslawski, F.W. Beechy, F. Beaufort, W. Whewell, T. Colby, A. de Morgan, H. Raper, H.J. Rose, C. Manby, J. Challis, W. Vaughan and T.A. Larcom. There are also two maps of the River Shannon showing long-profile and cross-profiles; plans for tide gauges; a circular for Reed's Tide Tables; calculations of the time of high water, 23 and 24 June 1340; a page extracted from 'The Bombay Times' containing a report of the meeting of the Geographical Society; and a computation of a given formula.
Dates
- Creation: 1826 - 1848
Creator
- From the Management Group: Royal Greenwich Observatory (Organization)
Conditions Governing Access
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Extent
1 archive box(es) (1 box)
Language of Materials
English
Former / Other Reference
D5/102
Finding aid date
2006-01-06 11:46:41+00:00
Subject
- Beaufort, Francis, Sir, 1774 - 1857 (Knight, Rear Admiral and hydrographer) (Person)
- Challis, James, 1803 - 1882 (astronomer and physicist) (Person)
- Forbes, James David, 1809 - 1868 (natural philosopher) (Person)
- Morgan, Augustus de, 1806 - 1871 (mathematician) (Person)
- Whewell, William, 1794 - 1866 (Master of Trinity College, Cambridge) (Person)
- Geographical Society (Organization)
- Washington, John, 1800 - 1863 (Rear Admiral, hydrographer) (Person)
- Colby, Thomas Frederick, 1784 - 1852 (Major General, Director of Ordnance Survey) (Person)
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