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Edinburgh, 24«7t April 1843. 



SCIENTIFIC LNTELLIGENCE. 



METEOROLOGY. 



1. Observations on the Aurora Borealis, made at Kaafjord in 

 Norway. — Mr Ihle, an officer of the English Copper-mine Company 

 at Kaaijord (69° 68' 15" N. Lat. ; 23° 43' W E. Long.), near Alton, 

 in Finmark, Norway, collected a large mass of meteorological observa- 

 tions, between January 1839 and the end of July 1841. Mr Reich 

 has communicated to PoggendorfF's Annals (1843, No. 2, p. 337) a 

 portion of the results of M. Ihle's observations on temperature, and 

 on the m* an height of the barometer ; and likewise interesting notices 

 of the Aurora Borealis. Regarding the sound emitted by this me- 

 teor, we give the following extracts from M. Ihle's Meteorological 

 Journal : — 1840, January 28i/i, Evening. There was distinctly 

 heard a noise corresponding to the movement of the rays of light, 

 and resembling the rustling of silk stuffs. The stillness which pj-e- 

 vailed in the air at the time, and which was of rare occurrence, left 

 no doubt about the matter. — 1840, 31arch 22c?, Evening. Calm and 

 serene ; northern lights in thin fine stripes of light across the heavens 

 fi-om W. to E. In the "VV. and S.W., very bright, peculiar-looking 

 yellowish green luminous clouds proceeded from the horizon upwards, 



