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Call Number:

PH-01990

Collection Name:

A Few Overflows

Creator:

Smyth, C. Piazzi (Charles Piazzi), 1819-1900 (1819 - 1900)

No. of Items:

5 photographs in 1 bound volume

Span Dates:

1892-1894

Description:

One photographically illustrated book, titled A Few Overflows, from the 2nd volume of Cloud Forms that have been, at Clova, Ripon, in 1892, 3 & 4, containing five mounted photographs by astronomer and photographer Charles Piazzi Smyth (British, 1819-1900). Captions follow.

2003:0040:0001 -- Remains of wind storm, July 25, 1893, 8 A.M.;
2003:0040:0002 -- Roll cumuli again, Sept. 21, 1893, 1:40 P.M.;
2003:0040:0003 -- Jan. 31, 1894, 9:50 A.M.;
2003:0040:0004 -- Oct. 10, 1892, at noon;
2003:0040:0005 -- The clouds determined to give night rain, March 8, 1894, 2:55 P.M..

Accession No(s):

2003:0040:0001-0005; Gift, 2003 (G 12280)

Location(s):

Special permission required (2003:0040:0001-0005)
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