Meteorological Observations. 335 



STARS AT PRESENT UN DISCOVERABLE IN THE HEAVENS. 



The following is an addendum to the Introduction to the Green- 

 wich Observations for 1837, p. Ixviii. 



Addendum to tJie Introduction. — The following stars have been re- 

 peatedly sought in the heavens, but no traces of them are discover- 

 able : — 



A. S. C. 337 



805 



2460 



The stars L and C, observed at Cambridge with Halley's comet 

 (Camb. Obs. 1835,). The following stars observed by Sir John 

 Herschel with Halley's comet (Ast. Soc. Mem. vol. x.) : — 



A. R. 



METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS FOR AUGUST, 1839. 



Chiswick. — Aug. 1. Fine. 2, S. Hot. 4 — 6. Very fine. 7. Rain, with 

 thunder at night. 8. Overcast and fine. 9 — 14. Very fine. 15. Hazy: 

 drizzly. 16. Very fine : cloudy: rain at night. 17. Rain. 18. Very fine : 

 heavy rain at night. 19. Rain. 20. Hazy: fine. 21. Clear and fine. 

 22 — 26. Very fine. 27. Overcast : slight rain. 28. Hazy. 29. Cloudy : rain 

 at night. 30. Rain: fine. SI. Cloudy: rain. 



Boston. — Aug. I. Fine: rain early a.m. 2,3. Fine. 4. Cloudy: rain p.m. 

 5,6. Fine. 7. Rain. 8,9. Fine. 10. Fine: rain p.m. 11, Rain. 12. 

 Cloudy. 13. Fine. 14, Rain. 15. Fine. 16. Cloudy: rain early a.m. ; 

 rain, thunder and lightning P.M. 17. Fine: rain a. m. and p.m. 18. Fine. 

 19. Rain: extraordinary rain early a.m. 20. Cloudy: rain a.m. and p.m. 21, 

 22. Fine. 23. Cloudy. 24. Cloudy : rain early a.m. 25. Fine. 26. Cloudy. 

 27. Fine: rain early a.m. 28. Cloudy: rain p.m. 29. Cloudy. 30. Cloudy : 

 rain early a.m. and p.m. 31. Rain : rain early a.m. and p.m. 



Applegarlh Manse, Durnfries- shire.— hug. 1. Plensant day : getting cloudy p.m. 

 2. Rain nearly all day. 3. Calm and temperate : cloudy p.m. 4. Fine clear 

 day. 5. Fine : at noon sultry : air electrical. 6. Wet all day. 7. Occasional 

 showers. 8. Fine: pleasant breeze ; sky clear. 9. Slight rain a.m. : cleared 

 up. 10. High wind : dry a.m. : showery p.m. 11. Fair and fine a.m. : showery 

 p.m. 12. Dull, hut fair, 13. Clear and calm all day. 14, Very wet from 1 1 

 a.m. 15. Damp and drooping all day. 16. Occasional drizzling all day, 

 17. Dry and partially clear. 18. Warm and close : showery p.m. 19. Drop- 

 ping day. 20. Chill morning : fair: showery p.m. 21, Fair throughout : hoar 

 frost A.M. 22. Fine day : heavy dew a.m. 23. Rain at noon and continued all 

 day. 24. Dropping day. 25. Fair till afternoon : cloudy and close. 26. Fair 

 throughout. 27. Beautiful harvest day. 28. Fair a.m. : came on heavy rain 

 P.M. 29. Heavy rain : flood in the river. 30. Fine day : occasionally slight 

 ' drizzle. 31. Very wet till 5 p.m., when it cleared. 



Sun 27 days. Rain 18 days. 



Wind southerly 18 days. Northerly 8 days Westerly 4 days. Easterly 

 1 day. 



Calm 15 days. Moderate 8 days. Brisk 4 days. Strong breeze 2 days. 

 Boisterous 2 days. 



