Circular of the Joint Committee on Meteorology of the American Philosophical Society and Franklin Institute
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| TITLE INFORMATION | |||
| Title | Circular of the Joint Committee on Meteorology of the American Philosophical Society and Franklin Institute | ||
| IDENTIFIERS | |||
| Legacy Identifier | APSimg6609 | ||
| Goodman Number | 168 | ||
| ASSOCIATED NAMES | |||
| creator | American Philosophical Society and Franklin Institute (Philadelphia, Pa.). Joint Committee on Meteorology | ||
| contributor | Dunglison, Robley, 1798-1869; Espy, James P. (James Pollard), 1785-1860; | ||
| CONTENT DESCRIPTION | |||
| Abstract | Requests receiver to transmit answers to questions regarding a storm which struck Philadelphia between March 16 and 19, 1838, to William Hamilton, actuary of the Franklin Institute. Signed in type by Robley Dunglison, chairman of the committee and Gouverneur Emerson, secretary. Manuscript note signed by J[ames] P. Espy and added to bottom of the circular requests reader to transmit the circular "to some persons in your district whom you think most likely to furnish the desired information." | ||
| Language | English | ||
| Subject (local) | Broadsides | ||
| Subject (local) | Broadside Class: Science | ||
| Subject (local) | Broadside Division: Physical Science | ||
| Subject (local) | Broadside Subdivision: Meteorology | ||
| Subject (lcsh) | American Philosophical Society | ||
| Subject (lcsh) | Franklin Institute (Philadelphia, Pa.) | ||
| Subject (lcsh) | Meteorology | ||
| Subject (lcsh) | Storms | ||
| PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |||
| Type | Text | ||
| Genre | Circulars | ||
| Extent | 20.5 cm. x 25.5 cm. | ||
| Digital Origin | reformatted digital | ||
| Reformatting Quality | preservation | ||
| ORIGIN INFORMATION | |||
| Date Issued | March 20, 1838 | ||
| Publisher | Philadelphia | ||
| PARENT COLLECTION | |||
| Title | American Philosophical Society Archives | ||
| Call Number | APS.Archives | ||
| URL | http://www.amphilsoc.org/mole/view?docId=ead/APS.Archives-ead.xml | ||
| ACCESS INFORMATION | |||
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