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Unpublished observations, 'Meteorological Journal kept at Allenheads, 1400 feet above the level of the Sea, from 1 May to 1 November 1836' by William Walton

Reference number: AP/21/11

Date: 1836

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Walton shares daily barometer and thermometer readings taken at Allenheads [England] for the period 1 May 1836 to 31 October 1836. Includes remarks on the weather conditions. Marked on back as 'archives'.

Subject: Meteorology

Received 2 December 1836. Communicated by P M [Peter Mark] Roget.

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AP/21/11
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1836
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14 pages
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William Walton, Unpublished observations, 'Meteorological Journal kept at Allenheads, 1400 feet above the level of the Sea, from 1 May to 1 November 1836' by William Walton, 1836, AP/21/11, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/ap_21_11/unpublished-observations-meteorological-journal-kept-at-allenheads-1400-feet-above-the-level-of-the-sea-from-1-may-to-1-november-1836-by-william-walton, accessed on 23 January 2026

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