Items in various series of The Royal Society, 1847-1853.

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Items in various series of The Royal Society, 1847-1853.

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Materials by or relating to John Fletcher Miller can be found in the following series: Manuscripts (General): 5 letters to Edward Sabine Letters. Miscellaneous Correspondence: 4 letters to the Royal Society. Herschel Letters: 3 letters to J. F. W. Herschel. Philosophical Transactions: 3 papers. Archived Papers: 3 papers. Topic: rainfall in Lake District.

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Miller, John Fletcher 1816-1856

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19th century meteorologist: made earliest analytical study of weather conditions in the Lake District & Cumberland, England. From the description of Meteorological and astronomical observations, 1832-1852. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 83426652 Commenced keeping meteorological records in 1831 and made experiments on the fall of rain in the Lake District 1844. Erected pluviometers in the Lake mountains 1846. In 1850 he built a private observatory at Whitehaven. F. R. S. ...

Herschel, John F. W. (John Frederick William), 1792-1871

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Engineer and Astronomer. Fellow of the Royal Society. From the description of Letters to Sir W. R. Hamilton, 1833-1865. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 78514949 Astronomer. Fellow of the Royal Society. From the description of Letters to J. D. Forbes, 1832-1859. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 86123372 From the description of Papers, 1816-1868. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 80362531 John F. W. Herschel was an English mathematician, astronomer, che...

Royal Society (Great Britain)

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The Royal Society of London for Improving Natural Knowledge began in 1645 when a group of eminent British thinkers started to meet regularly in London to discuss the new, experimental philosophies of science. Though the English Civil War and the Cromwellian Protectorate interrupted its meetings, the Society was formally constituted in 1660. Two years later King Charles II granted the Society its first charter. A second royal charter was granted in 1663 when the Society was given its official nam...