Series YMR/2 - Barometric Charts and Readings

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YMR/2

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Barometric Charts and Readings

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  • December 1899-August 1970 (Creation)

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29 volumes

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Name of creator

(1819-1900)

Biographical history

Charles Piazzi Smyth was born in Italy in 1819, the son of William Henry Smyth (1788-1865), a naval officer and respected amateur astronomer, and Annabella Warrington (1788-1873). His godfather was Giuseppe Piazzi, a famous Sicilian astronomer.
In 1855, he married Jessie Duncan. Piazzi Smyth died in 1900 and was buried alongside his wife Jessie beneath a pyramid tombstone at the church in Sharow, near Ripon.

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Series of technical barometric charts for York with some volumes recording additional information such as rainfall, temperature and wind speed.

PLEASE REQUEST THESE ITEMS ONE WEEK IN ADVANCE - HELD IN OFFSITE STORAGE

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Material is available subject to the usual terms and conditions of access to Archives and Local History collections.

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  • English

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    ACC 147.2

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