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Paper, regarding a register of the weather from 20 July 1723 to 31 December 1724 by Francis Hauksbee

Reference number: CLP/5/43

Date: 1724

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The tables give date, hour, barometric reading, temperature and overall weather condition. Observations were taken in the morning and evening.

Subject: Meteorology

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CLP/5/43
Earliest possible date
1724
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Ink on paper
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21 pages
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Manuscript

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Francis Hauksbee

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Francis Hauksbee, Paper, regarding a register of the weather from 20 July 1723 to 31 December 1724 by Francis Hauksbee, 1724, CLP/5/43, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/clp_5_43/paper-regarding-a-register-of-the-weather-from-20-july-1723-to-31-december-1724-by-francis-hauksbee, accessed on 15 January 2026

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    Dates: 1592 - 1741

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