Meteorological observations, 1802-1814

Mss.551.5.H352

Date: 1802-1814 | Size: 1 volume(s), 1 volume, 85 p.
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Abstract

There are observations from 1802 to 1810 made by Heckewelder at Gnadenhütten, Pennsylvania, which continue those he made for 1800 [published in "Philadelphia Medical and Physical Journal" 1,2 (1805): 134]. There are also observations from 1810 to 1814 made by George G. Miller at Beersheba, Ohio, and from September 1-7, 1800 made by Christian Frederick Denke at Fairfield, Upper Canada [the latter printed in "Philadelphia Medical and Physical Journal" 1,2 (1805): 142].

Background note

John Gottlieb Ernestus Heckewelder served as a Moravian missionary to the Indians of Ohio.

Digital objects note

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Collection Information

Physical description

1 volume, 85 p.

Provenance

Gift from John Gottlieb Ernestus and accessioned, 1817.

Alternate formats available

Film 1438.

Early American History Note

This collection contains meteorological observations compiled by John Heckewelder in Pennsylvania and George Miller in Ohio for the years 1800-1812. The observations are sporadic. They are especially detailed for 1800-1802 and 1810-1812.

Indexing Terms


Genre(s)

  • Meteorological Data

Personal Name(s)

  • Denke, Christian Frederick,177
  • Heckewelder, John Gottlieb Ernestus, 1743-1823
  • Miller, George G.

Subject(s)

  • Meteorology -- Canada -- Observations.
  • Meteorology -- Ohio -- Observations.
  • Meteorology -- Pennsylvania -- Observations.


Detailed Inventory

 Meteorological observations, 1802-1814
  

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