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Weather report, from Robert FitzRoy to Sir John Herschel, dated at Meteorological Department, Parliament Street, London

Reference number: HS/7/258a

Date: 24 January 1862

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Readings taken from reading from barometer, exposed thermometer, moistened bulb, direction of wind, force, could, description of atmosphere of the sky, sea disturbances, wet conditions and calm.

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HS/7/258a
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24 January 1862
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1 page
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Manuscript

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Robert FitzRoy

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Robert FitzRoy, Robert FitzRoy, Weather report, from Robert FitzRoy to Sir John Herschel, dated at Meteorological Department, Parliament Street, London, 24 January 1862, HS/7/258a, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_7_258a/weather-report-from-robert-fitzroy-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-meteorological-department-parliament-street-london, accessed on 24 June 2025

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