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Horsley's tables show date, hour, temperature, barometric readings, overall weather conditions and rainfall.

Subject: Meteorology

Read to the Royal Society on 23 May 1723

Published in Philosophical Transactions as 'An account of the depth of rain fallen from April 1, 1722, to April 1, 1723. Observed at Widdrington in Northumberland, and communicated to the Publisher by the Reverend Mr. Horsley'

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CLP/5/20
Earliest possible date
23 May 1723
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Ink on paper
Page extent
6 pages
Format
Manuscript

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John Horsley

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John Horsley, Paper, regarding weather details from Widdrington Castle in Northumberland [England] by [John] Horsley, 23 May 1723, CLP/5/20, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/clp_5_20/paper-regarding-weather-details-from-widdrington-castle-in-northumberland-england-by-john-horsley, accessed on 21 May 2026

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