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REMARKS. 



The town of Nottingham is situate in latitude 52° 59' 35" Situation of 

 north, and in l* 7' 0" longitude west of London. It rises olunB ara " 

 with much grandeur from the banks of the small river Leen, 

 gradually increasing its elevation as it extends to the N. E., 

 so that above one half stands on a considerable eminence. 

 The foundation is a soft sand stone rock, easily excavated, 

 and forming excellent cellars. The buildings are chiefly of 

 brick, and commonly three or four stories high. The 

 streets are, in general, narrow. The neighbourhood pro- 

 duces an ample supply of coal, which is the only fuel used 

 in the town. The Trent, a fine navigable river, flows, from 

 west to east, within a mile of the town ; it is subject to very 

 sudden swells, which sometimes produce floods, that inun- 

 date the meadow ground between the river and the town. 

 The atmosphere must be, in some measure, influenced by 

 the evaporation that follows, as well as by the dense haze 

 over the river in summer evenings, and the thick fogs of 

 winter. 



The barometer, thermometer, and pluviameter (or rain Instruments & 

 gauge), are new instruments, made by Jones, of Holborn. °b 5er ™tions. 

 The thermometer, on Fahrenheit's scale, is placed outside 

 a window, facing the west, in the centre of the town, but 

 in a situation protected from currents of air, or reflected 

 heat. The observations were made daily, at 8 A.M., 

 2 P. M., and 1 1 P. M., and from them the averages are 

 deduced. — The barometer (of the portable kind) is firmly 

 fixed to a standard wall over a staircase, on a level of 130 

 feet above the sea. The observations were tnken daily at 

 2 P.M., and from these the mean was obtained.— The 

 pluviameter is placed in a garden, on an. elevation of 140 

 feet above the level of the sea, where it cannot be affected 

 by buildings, or gusts of wind. The observations are taken 

 at the end of each month. — The. observations on the wind 

 were made at 8 A. M., 2 P. M., and at dusk, from the vane 

 of a church steeple, the most elevated part in the town. 



The following Copy of a Monthly Journal will be the 

 best elucidation of the plan thathas been pursued. 



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