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of the velocity, temperature, and pressure in the cyclones and anticyclones 

 of Europe and North America ; application of the thermodynamic formula to the 

 nonadiabatic atmosphere; numerical computations in the vertical ordinate; the 

 horizontal convection in cyclones and anticyclones ; the waterspout seen off Cot- 

 tage City, Mass., in Vineyard Sound, on August 10, 1896 ; and the meteorolog- 

 ical conditions associated witli the Cottage City waterspout. 



Meteorological Chart of the Great Lakes, A. ,T. Henry and N. B. Conger 

 iU. S. Dcpt. Agr.. Weather Bur.. Met. Chart Great Lakes, 1906, Xo. 2, pp. 12, 

 chart 1). — This is a .summary of oliservations on storms and high winds in the 

 lalce region, 190(5 ; precipitation, November, lOOij-October, 1906 ; opening and 

 closing of navigation, 1900 ; vessel passages at Detroit, Mich., during the season 

 of navigation, and wrecks and casualties for 190G. 



Meteorological Chart of the Great Lakes, A. J. Henry and N. B. Conger 

 (T. 8. Dept. Agr., Weather Bur., Met. Chart Great Lakes, 1901, No. 1, pp. 29, 

 pi. 1, chart 1.) — This contains a summary of the average annual precipitation in 

 the lake region and of observations on the meteorological conditions of the win- 

 ter of 1900-7 in the lake region, with notes on ice on the Great Lakes during 

 the winter of 1906-7, and display of storm warnings. Lists of stations and 

 location of flagstaffs and steel towers, and Canadian Great Lakes storm-warn- 

 ing stations are also given. 



Meteorological conditions at Orono, Me., J. S. Stevens {Univ. Maine 

 iStudies, Xo. 7. pp. 52, chart 1). — This is a compilation of meteorological obser- 

 vations AAliich have been carried on at Orono, Me., since January 1, 1869, 

 including also the results of a series of special observations on precipitation 

 and on tlie evaporation of snow and ice and of liquids. 



Meteorological division, E. Bukke {Montana 8ta. Rpt. 1006, pp. 138-141). — 

 This is a record of temperature, precipitation, humidity, soil temperatures, wind 

 velocity and direction, sunshine, cloudiness, etc., at Bozeman for the year 1906, 

 with summaries of similar observations since January 1, 1900. 



Annual precipitation in Oklahoma and Indian Territory, J. P. Slaughter 

 (Oklahoma '8ta, Rpt. 1907, pp. 60, 61). — Tabular summaries are given of annual 

 precipitation at various places in Oklahoma and Indian Territory during the 

 period 1889 to 1006. 



Report on meteorological observations 1906, R. H. Curtis {Join: Roy. Hort. 

 8oc. [London], 32 {1901), pp. 230-239, figs. 5).— Observations on temperature, 

 precipitation, wind movement, and sunshine at the garden of the Royal Horti- 

 cultural Society, Wisley, during each month of the year, are summarized in notes 

 and diagrams. 



The weather of 1906 in Switzerland, R. Billwiller {Schwei:;. Ztschr. 

 Forstir.. 58 {1901), Xos. 2, pp. -'f6-5Ji; 3, pp. 85-88). — Monthly and annual sum- 

 maries of ob.servations on temperature, precipitation, sunshine, etc., are given 

 for various places in Switzerland, and the general character of the weather of 

 the year is discussed. 



The unreliability of weather forecasts {Himmel u. Erde, 19 {1901), No. 8, 

 pp. 311-380). — This is a critical review of an article by H. J. Klein, and tends 

 to show that Klein's conclusions regarding the unreliability of the government 

 weather forecasts in Germany are not well founded. The author's analysis of 

 these foi'ecasts during 4 months leads to the conclusion that only 10 per cent 

 of tluMu were l)ad and oTily one entirely wrong. 



The end of weather shooting, J. M. Pernter {Met. Ztschr., 2-', {1907), No. 3, 

 />/*. 91-102: Vvischaii. 11 (1901), No. 29. pp. .512-51-'i). — From the author's own 

 experiments at Windisch-Feistritz and those at Castelfrauco in Italy, and else- 



