Hello,
You might also be interested in "The weather journals of a Rutland
Squire" by Thomas Barker compiled by the Rutland Record Society 1988
ISBN 0907464068. Kington, John [Ed.] - it doesn't go back as far as the
1400's but is useful nonetheless..!
Includes Barker's meteorological journals 1748-1763, 1777-1789, &
1733-1795 + accounts of severe winters and outstanding meteorological
events (and plenty of transcribed temp/rainfall tables). He was well
known at the time for his expertise on meteorological matters and was
invited by Sir Joseph Banks, President of the Royal Society, to write an
account of the Long Frost [1789] to be sent to the members of the
Academie Royale des Sciences in Paris. The journals are useful also as a
record of what crops were ripe, and what was flowering at particular
times of the year - he was quite thorough!
Is on COPAC... so should be relatively easy to get copies ILL.
The Rutland Record Society is now The Rutland Local History and Record
Society, and can be contacted at: Rutland County Museum, Catmose Street,
Oakham, Rutland, LE15 6HW. Tel: 01572 758440 or on the web at
www.rutlandhistory.org
Thanks,
Emily
Emily Barwell BA(Hons) MCMI MCLIP
Extended Services Librarian
Oakham Library
Catmos Street
Oakham
Rutland
LE15 6HW
01572 722918
>>> Graham Javes <[log in to unmask]> 16/11/2007 19:24 >>>
Hi,
The Hertfordshire Record Society has published
_'Observations of the Weather', The Weather Diary of
Sir John Wittewronge of Rothamsted, 1684-1689,_ edited
by Margaret Harcourt Williams and John Stevenson.
Later, one of Wittewronge's descendants set up the
first arable crop research centre in the world at
Rothamsted manor, Harpenden, and weather recording
continues.
The diary is still in print.
Regards
Graham Javes
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> List members may be interested to know that there is
> a free exhibition
> about weather currently running at the Museum of
> Croydon. See
> www.museumofcroydon.com for details. Admission is
> free and the
> exhibition, entitled 'Whatever the Weather' is open
> 6 days a week.
>
> Chris Bennett
> Archivist
> Culture Division
> Environment, Culture and Public Protection
> Department
> Croydon Local Studies Library and Archives Service
> Central Library
> Katharine Street
> Croydon CR9 1ET
>
> Tel:020 8726 6900 x 61112
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: From: Local-History list
> [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On
> Behalf Of Jacquelene Fillmore
> Sent: 11 November 2007 13:21
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> Subject: [LOCAL-HISTORY] Weather in history
>
> Hi,
>
> I'm interested in finding out whether there are any
> books, archives, or
> internet sites that relate to the weather in
> history. I have a
> colleague
> who is researching the brewing history in the early
> 1400s, and it would
> be
> advantageous to know the weather conditions at that
> time.
>
> Does anyone know of anything or have any ideas how I
> could find out?
>
> Many thanks,
> Jacquie Fillmore
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