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'An Account of the quantity of Rain fallen in one Year in Gresham Colledge Land'

Reference number: RBO/7/51

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Record began on 12 August 1695 to 12 August 1696
Rainwater weighed in pounds ounces and grains Troy weight
Diameter of the vessel collecting the water was 11 inches approx
Explanations for figure given but no figure attached

Reference number
RBO/7/51
Page extent
2 pages
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Manuscript

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'An Account of the quantity of Rain fallen in one Year in Gresham Colledge Land', RBO/7/51, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rbo_7_51/an-account-of-the-quantity-of-rain-fallen-in-one-year-in-gresham-colledge-land, accessed on 20 June 2025

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