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ON TIIR CONNEXION OF 



METEOROLOGICAL APPEARANCES 



WITH 



CHANGES IN THE TEMPERATURE AND WEATHER, 



Wiik more especial reference to the Aurora Borealis. Read at the Annual Meet- 

 ing of the Worcestershire Natural History Society, hy Edwin Lees, 

 Secretary of the Meteorological Committee. 



" And through the evening sky far gleams the Northern Light ! " 



Ghatterton. 



As Secretary of the Meteorological Committee of this Society, 

 it became my duty to draw up the Annual Report of its proceed- 

 ings, and in doing this I necessarily adverted to some remarkable 

 meteorological appearances, that had been visible in the autumn 

 of 1833, and more especially to a very vivid Aurora Borealis, that 

 presented itself on the evening of October 12th, last, with its 

 precursor — a splendid luminous arch. It was considered by the 

 Council that these facts were curious and important enough to 

 form a topic for separate discussion, and as it may have the effect 

 of directing your attention more particularly to the aspect of the 

 Heavens, when 



-" Silent from the north 



A blaze of meteors shoots :" 



I shall briefly mention the splendid phenomena that preceded and 

 accompanied our late extraordinarily mild weather, when frost and 

 snow were almost entirely unknown, and the primroses and violets 

 of April were scattered profusely upon the lap of January; while 

 the gardens displayed a ceaseless train of beauties in their bright 

 parterres. Thus beguiled by the smiles of Flora, old Winter was 

 detained from his usual visitation, and consequently displayed his 

 testy humour in the severe and unexpected frosts of April. 



A very remarkable flight of falling stars was seen between 10, 

 p. m., and midnight on the evening of August lOth, about midway 

 between Worcester and Great Malvern. They resembled the 



* I think it right to observe that in complying with the wish of the editor of " the 

 Analyst," I am only furnishing a very incomplete paper. As such, these cursory 

 observations must be considered ; they were drawn up currente calamo, and my 

 avocations will not at present allow of my entering more fully into details. If, 

 however, abler observers should have their attention directed to the point by 

 anything I have stated, the object I had in view will be obtained. Author. 



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