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Molesworth (surname)
Molesworth is a surname, and may refer to: *Caroline Molesworth (1794-1872), British botanist and meteorologist * Carlton Molesworth (1876-1961), baseball player *George Molesworth (1890–1968), English army officer *Guilford Lindsey Molesworth (1828-1925), English civil engineer *Hender Molesworth, 1st Baronet (1638–1639), Governor of Jamaica *James Thomas Molesworth (1795–1871), English military officer and lexicographer, nephew of 6th Viscount Molesworth *Keith Molesworth (1905-1966), American football player *Mary Louisa Molesworth (1839–1921), English children’s writer * Maud Margaret 'Mall' Molesworth (1894–1985) (née Mutch), Australian tennis player *Nigel Molesworth, schoolboy protagonist of the ''Molesworth'' series of books written by Geoffrey Willans, with cartoons by Ronald Searle *Percy B. Molesworth (1867–1908), British military officer and amateur astronomer *Richard Molesworth, 3rd Viscount Molesworth, PC (1680–1758), British military officer * Robert ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Caroline Molesworth
Caroline Molesworth (4 November 1794 - 29 December 1872) was a British botanist and meteorologist. She moved from London to Cobham in Surrey in 1823 and immediately began a series of regular observations which continued until 1858 and in part until 1867. Each day she recorded data in 19 columns, including the date, hours of sunset and sunrise, several temperature readings, barometer pressure, observations on animals and on plants, and Tagliabue's storm glass reading. This storm glass has been described by Anderson as "a mixture of camphor, potassium nitrate and ammonium chloride in alcohol and water, in which particles apparently crystallized more or less strongly under different weather conditions"; the same author notes that "it was described by her biographer dismissively as 'scarcely more than a scientific toy' ". Molesworth's records covering 1825-1850 were published in 1880 as ''The Cobham Journals: abstracts and summaries of meteorological and phenological observations mad ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |