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Paper, 'Experiments and observations for ascertaining heights by the barometer' by William Roy

Reference number: L&P/6/252

Date: 1777

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Contains tables, four plates and a letter from the author.

Subject: Mathematics/Geography

Published in Philosophical Transactions, as 'Experiments and observations made in Britain, in order to obtain a rule for measuring heights with the barometer'

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Reference number
L&P/6/252
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1777
Physical description
Ink on paper and four plates
Page extent
86 pages
Format
Manuscript

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William Roy

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William Roy, Paper, 'Experiments and observations for ascertaining heights by the barometer' by William Roy, 1777, L&P/6/252, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/l-and-p_6_252/paper-experiments-and-observations-for-ascertaining-heights-by-the-barometer-by-william-roy, accessed on 09 June 2026

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