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Paper, 'The variability of the temperature of the British Isles 1869—1883 inclusive' by Robert H [Henry] Scott

Reference number: PP/15/24

Date: 1890

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Scott writes: 'The mean diurnal variability of temperature has been the subject of several papers which have appeared in the "Zeitschrift der Oest. Gesells. für Meteorologie", and elsewhere. Of these the most important is that by Dr Julius Hann, entitled “Untersuchungen über die Veränderlichkeit der Tagestemperatur."' He presents a series of tables on the mean variability of temperature, variations exceeding five degrees Celsius and monthly mean variability in each year and frequency of variation.

Annotations in pencil and ink. Includes one page of diagrams showing the distribution of mean daily temperature in the British Isles, 1869-1883 inclusive.

Subject: Meteorology

Received 3 March 1890 / 17 April 1890. Read 27 March 1890.

A version of this paper was published in volume 47 of the Proceedings of the Royal Society as 'The variability of the temperature of the British Isles, 1869—1883, inclusive'.

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PP/15/24
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1890
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Ink and graphite pencil on paper
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28 pages
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Robert Henry Scott, Paper, 'The variability of the temperature of the British Isles 1869—1883 inclusive' by Robert H [Henry] Scott, 1890, PP/15/24, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/pp_15_24/paper-the-variability-of-the-temperature-of-the-british-isles-18691883-inclusive-by-robert-h-henry-scott, accessed on 13 October 2024

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