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Unpublished paper, 'A few remarks on a rain table and map' by Joseph Atkinson

Reference number: AP/23/22

Date: March 1840

Description

Atkinson states his aim to collect as many facts as possible regarding the distribution and 'quality' of rain which falls across Great Britain. He has attempted to obtain data on average rainfall over several years.

Annotations in pencil throughout.

Subject: Meteorology

Written by Atkinson in Harraby, Carlisle [England].

Received 19 March 1840. Communicated by P M [Peter Mark] Roget.

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AP/23/22
Earliest possible date
March 1840
Physical description
Ink and graphite pencil on paper
Page extent
10 pages
Format
Manuscript

Creator name

Joseph Atkinson

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Joseph Atkinson, Unpublished paper, 'A few remarks on a rain table and map' by Joseph Atkinson, March 1840, AP/23/22, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/ap_23_22/unpublished-paper-a-few-remarks-on-a-rain-table-and-map-by-joseph-atkinson, accessed on 25 March 2025

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