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Papers on meteorology, 1829 - 1848

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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 6/701

Scope and Contents

Correspondence regarding, chiefly, meteorological instruments and experiments, with related papers. The volume includes illustrations and a description of G. Dollond's weather instrument for measuring wind, rain, humidity and temperature; material on J.T. Goddard's improved anenometer; instructions for fixing the standard barometer; a piece from the 'Nautical Magazine' on an aneroid barometer; 'Lawson's meteorological thermometer stand'; discussions with J.D. Forbes on one year's observations of thermometers in the environs of Edinburgh; papers on E.C. Simmons' horticultural hygrometer; material relating to various electrical experiments with galvanometers and magnetometers in order to isolate and demonstrate static electricity; and J. Glaisher's second report on his Kew visit. There are also two faded photographic images. The correspondents include R. Sheepshanks, F. Ronalds, H.V. Addington, C. Wheatstone and F. Baily.

Dates

  • Creation: 1829 - 1848

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

From the Management Group:

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).

Extent

1 volume(s) (1 volume)

Language of Materials

English