Paper, 'Shapes of haile' brought before the Royal Society by Christopher Wren
Reference number: CLP/4i/16
Date: 28 March 1667
Description
The hail fell at 4 pm on 26 March 1667 ( 27 March 1667 according to the minutes). Wren describes the hail as a 'perfect cone', and the underside the shape of a 'marigold flower'. There is no accompanying text.
Subject: Meteorology
- Reference number
- CLP/4i/16
- Earliest possible date
- 28 March 1667
- Physical description
- Ink on paper.
- Page extent
- 2 pages
- Format
- Manuscript
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Paper, 'Shapes of haile' brought before the Royal Society by Christopher Wren, 28 March 1667, CLP/4i/16, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/clp_4i_16/paper-shapes-of-haile-brought-before-the-royal-society-by-christopher-wren, accessed on 15 January 2025
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Classified papers: volume 4i concerning 'Physiology, Meteorology, Pneumaticks'
1661-1728 Reference number: CLP/4i
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