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Rothamsted Research (1843 -) (agricultural research institution)

 Organization

Dates

  • Existence: 1843-:
  • Usage: 1843 - 1987
  • Usage: 1987 - 2002

Found in 15 Collections and/or Records:

Table IX - Sulphuric Acid and Chlorine in Rain-water collected at Rothamsted, 1870s-1930s

 Item
Identifier: Coll-1434/1362
Scope and Contents

Image of a table summarizing the measurements of sulphuric acid and chlorine in rain-water that was collected at Rothamsted between 1881 and 1887.

Dates: 1870s-1930s

Table VII - Nitrogen and Chlorine in Rothamsted Rain, Monthly Averages, 15 Years (1889-1903), 1870s-1930s

 Item
Identifier: Coll-1434/3044
Scope and Contents

Table of information on the amount of nitrogen and chlorine in Rothamsted Station's rain by monthly averages over a 15 year period from 1889 to 1903.

Dates: 1870s-1930s

Table X - Rainfall and Drainage at Rothamsted, 1870s-1930s

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Identifier: Coll-1434/1363
Scope and Contents

Image of a table summarizing the averages and results for minimum and maxiumum rainfall and drainage at Rothamsted between 1871 and 1904.

Dates: 1870s-1930s

Table XII - Mechanical Analysis of Rothamsted Soils, 1870s-1930s

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Identifier: Coll-1434/1397
Scope and Contents

Table of the mechanical analysis of the soil at Rothamsted showing that it is fairly uniform across the different fields consisting of a heavy loam containgin little coarse sand.

Dates: 1870s-1930s

The Composition of the Rothamsted Soil, 1870s-1930s

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Identifier: Coll-1434/1383
Scope and Contents

Text on the composition of the Rothamsted soil with a description by Lawes in 'his first paper that he contributed to the Journal of the Royal Agricultural Society in 1847. It continues to discuss the geological characteristics of the land over the years.

Dates: 1870s-1930s