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A table of the tides at Bristol, measured between 18 July and 1 September 1687 by Richard Waller. Includes recording of the weather conditions and wind directions on the day. Table has no accompanying text.

Subject: Oceanography

Read to the Royal Society on 26 October 1687

Reference number
CLP/6/44
Earliest possible date
01 September 1687
Physical description
Ink on paper
Page extent
3 pages
Format
Manuscript

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Richard Waller

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Richard Waller, Table, regarding tides at Bristol [England] in 1687 by Richard Waller, 01 September 1687, CLP/6/44, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/clp_6_44/table-regarding-tides-at-bristol-england-in-1687-by-richard-waller, accessed on 14 January 2025

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