Computer tapes used for recording rainfall, 1955-1965

Made:: 1955-1965 in United Kingdom

Three reels of paper-punched computer tape, of rainfall records, unsigned, United Kingdom, 1955-1965. These relate to analysis of the size of raindrops in clouds as measured from aircraft.

Details

Category:: Meteorology

Object Number:: 1997-938

Materials:: paper (fibre product) and plastic (unidentified)

Measurements:: each of two tapes: 17 mm 35 mm,
one tape: 17 mm 65 mm,
overall weight: .045kg

type:: rainfall record

credit:: Cornford, Stan G

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Computer tape used for recording rainfall, 1955-1965

Reel of paper-punched computer tape, of rainfall records, unsigned, United Kingdom, 1955-1965. Handwritten text on the roll reads 'PP[? A OR 1] RATES (DROPS) PROGRAM / SG CORNFORD INC. COBVR'.

Materials:: paper (fibre product) and plastic (unidentified)

Object Number:: 1997-938/1

type:: rainfall record

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Computer tape used for recording rainfall, 1955-1965

Reel of paper-punched computer tape, of rainfall records, unsigned, United Kingdom, 1955-1965. Handwritten text on the roll reads 'DROPS PROG INC. CBVR / RECOND S.G. CORNFORD(1835)'.

Materials:: paper (fibre product) and plastic (unidentified)

Object Number:: 1997-938/2

type:: rainfall record

Computer tape used for recording rainfall, 1955-1965

Reel of paper-punched computer tape, of rainfall records, unsigned, United Kingdom, 1955-1965. Handwritten text on the roll reads 'I CORNFORD / PROG MODS COMPLETE Prog [?] JOB NO 1357'.