Accession No

6754

Brief Description

six sunshine recorder cards (No. 6730 & 6731), by Casella Ltd., English, pre-2000

Origin

England

Maker

Casella Ltd.

Class

astronomy

Earliest Date

2000

Latest Date

2000

Inscription Date

Material

paper; ink

Dimensions

(No. 6730) length 312mm, width 32mm; (No. 6731) length 265mm, 32mm

Special Collection

Provenance

uncertain

Inscription

[No. 6730]
'To be used between 15th Oct. & 28th or 29th Feb. in SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE.'
'To be used between 12th April & 2nd Sept in NORTHERN HEMISPHERE.'
'Cut off for lat. ≤25°' on both ends.
[No. 6731]
'To be used between 12th April & 2nd Sept in SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE.'
'To be used between 15th Oct. & 28th or 29th Feb. in NORTHERN HEMISPHERE.'
'CUT OFF FOR LAT. ≥40°' on both ends.

Description Notes

Six sunshine recorder cards (No. 6730 & 6731), by Casella Ltd., English, pre-2000.

The cards are intact, without any sign of use. No. 6730 has three copies, longer, with instructions 'To be used between 15th Oct. & 28th or 29th Feb. in SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE.' and 'To be used between 12th April & 2nd Sept in NORTHERN HEMISPHERE.', and also with 'Cut off for lat. ≤25°' on both ends. No. 6731 has three copies, shorter, with instructions 'To be used between 12th April & 2nd Sept in SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE.' and 'To be used between 15th Oct. & 28th or 29th Feb. in NORTHERN HEMISPHERE.', and also with 'CUT OFF FOR LAT. ≥40°' on both ends.

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