Paper, 'Observations on winds' by John Aubrey

Reference number: CLP/4i/34

Date: 14 December 1671

Description

John Aubrey presents some observations on winds, the direction of wind and how to measure these, which he had executed in the 1650s and 60s. He discusses the power of wind, including the blowing down of hundreds of oak trees. Includes annotations from William Brouncker, dated 1673.

Subject: Meteorology

Reference number: CLP/4i/34
Earliest possible date: 14 December 1671
Physical description: Ink on paper.
Page extent: 6 pages
Format: Manuscript

Creator names

John Aubrey

View page for John Aubrey

William Brouncker

View page for William Brouncker

Use this record

IIIF manifest

View manifest Opens in new tab

Open in Mirador viewer Opens in new tab

Export this record

Download PDF Opens in new tab

Citation

John Aubrey, William Brouncker, Paper, 'Observations on winds' by John Aubrey, 14 December 1671, CLP/4i/34, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/clp_4i_34/paper-observations-on-winds-by-john-aubrey, accessed on 04 December 2024

Link to this record

https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/clp_4i_34/paper-observations-on-winds-by-john-aubrey

Embed this record

Hierarchy

This item is part of:

Classified papers of the Royal Society
1660-1741 Reference number: CLP
Classified papers: volume 4i concerning 'Physiology, Meteorology, Pneumaticks'
1661-1728 Reference number: CLP/4i

Related Fellows

John Aubrey
Author
William Brouncker
Author

Explore the collection

Classified Papers

Dates: 1592-1741

The 'Classified Papers' of the Royal Society are papers from British and international natural philosophers and scholars categorised according to subject areas.

View collection