Deptford
Subject
Subject Source: Local sources
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File
Papers on the Thames thermometers, 1881 - 1884
File
Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 7/130
Scope and Contents
Three unsigned sheets of summary and explanation, 1882.Letter from G. Symons to W.H.M. Christie explaining the layout of the thermometers, 1883.Letter from W. Ellis in reply to the above, 1883.Letter from G. Symons to W. Ellis giving further explanation and details of observational methods, 1883.Letter from G. Symons to W. Ellis regarding forms of report, 1883.Blank observation form [1883]. Letter to G. Symons from W. Ellis thanking him for the...
Dates:
1881 - 1884
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).
Sub-Series
Papers on the tides, 1839 - 1844
Sub-Series
Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 6/499
Scope and Contents
Correspondence and observations of tides, including records of daily levels of tides; tide graphs; heights of high water marks; meteorological records; and notes taken daily at various coastal stations, including Deptford, Bristol, Southampton, Ipswich, Limerick and Dublin, tabulated and reduced, and often plotted on line graphs. There is also a coloured plan of a tide meter; C. Hopkin's hints and suggestions for a new theory of tides; J. Maxton's description of a self-registering...
Dates:
1839 - 1844
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).