Paper, 'Concerning the difference of heat and cold in summer and winter' by G [George] Ent
Reference number: CLP/4i/29
Date: 1661
Description
Paper by Ent regarding the reason behind the temperature difference between seasons, taking into consideration changes in air pressure and the proximity of the sun to the earth. Ent also discusses his portable baroscope.
Subject: Thermodynamics / Meteorology
Read to the Royal Society on 9 October 1661.
- Reference number
- CLP/4i/29
- Earliest possible date
- 1661
- Physical description
- Ink on paper
- Page extent
- 6 pages
- Format
- Manuscript
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George Ent, Paper, 'Concerning the difference of heat and cold in summer and winter' by G [George] Ent, 1661, CLP/4i/29, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/clp_4i_29/paper-concerning-the-difference-of-heat-and-cold-in-summer-and-winter-by-g-george-ent, accessed on 16 March 2025
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Classified papers: volume 4i concerning 'Physiology, Meteorology, Pneumaticks'
1661-1728 Reference number: CLP/4i
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