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The Royal Society: Science in the Making

Unpublished journal, meteorological journal from Quebec by unknown author

Reference number: AP/4/1

Date: 01 January 1778

Description

Journal of meteorological observations, including temperature in degrees Fahrenheit, wind speed, and rain and snow fall, taken between January and August 1778 in Quebec [Canada]. The last page of August observations includes a note to 'My Good Doctor', explaining that the author was unable to observe the entire year and have it transcribed.

Subject: Meteorology

Reference number
AP/4/1
Earliest possible date
01 January 1778
Physical description
Ink on paper
Page extent
26 pages
Format
Manuscript

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Unpublished journal, meteorological journal from Quebec by unknown author, 01 January 1778, AP/4/1, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/ap_4_1/unpublished-journal-meteorological-journal-from-quebec-by-unknown-author, accessed on 24 January 2025

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    Dates: 1768-1989

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