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of metric and English barometer readings, by C. F. Marvin ; West 

 Indian service, by E. B. Garriott; The Jamaica weather service, by M. 

 Hall; The character of the evening, by P. Connor; Meteorology at 

 Johns Hopkins University, by O. L. Fassig; Tornado at Hampton 

 Beach, New Hampshire, July 4, 1898, by A. E. Sweetland; and notes 

 by the editor on Prof. Mark W. Harrington; ocean temperatures and 

 meteorology; polar versus equatorial climatology; Rockall as a meteor- 

 ological station; international meteorological symbols; the first Well- 

 man expedition; rainfall measurements on ships; climates of geological 

 ages; barometric readings converted into standard pressures, and 

 bright meteors. 



No. 8 contains special articles on Hanirs handbook of climatology, 

 by M. W. Harrington; The effect of approaching storms upon song 

 birds, by C. E. Linney; Progress in the exploration of the air with 

 kites at the Bine Hill Observatory, Massachusetts, by L. Botch; Prof. 

 Park Morrill, by E. B. Garriott and C. Abbe; Destruction by lightning 

 in the State of New York during the month of August, 1898, by R. G. 

 Allen; and notes by the editor on ball lightning; the measurement of 

 the wind; sensible temperatures or the curve of comfort; sensational 

 meteoric story; increase and decrease of fresh-water lakes; heavy rain 

 during hurricane at Port Royal, South Carolina; waterspouts on the 

 lakes; lunar rainbow; earthquakes in Central and South America; the 

 Australian weather guide; ribbon lightning; the kite and telephone; 

 a memorial to Volta, and studies of the Japan current. 



No. 9 contains special articles on The probable state of the sky along 

 the path of total eclipse of the sun, May 28, 1900, by F. H. Bigelow; 

 Electric signal apparatus at Atlantic City, New Jersey, by A. Brand; 

 Meteorological observations at Hacienda Perla, Puerto Rico, by A. C. 

 Hansard; Quantity of rainfall corresponding to given depths, by A. J. 

 Henry; Severe hailstorm in Missouri, by A. E. Hackett; The telegraph 

 service with the West Indies, by J. H. Robinson ; Aneroid burometers, 

 by C. F. Marvin; and notes by the editor on the Omaha convention of 

 Weather Bureau officials; the weather and the sugar crop; instruction 

 in research; international meteorological symbols, and the second 

 Wellmau polar expedition. 



Moisture tables, C. F. Marvin ( U. S. Dept.Agr., Weather Bureau Doc. 171, pp. 9, 

 fig.l). — This ai-ticle, which is ropriuted from the Monthly Weather Review, May, 

 1838, gives a table showing the weight of a cubic foot of aqueous vapor at different 

 temperatures and percentages of saturation, and explains the use of the sling psy- 

 chrometer as well as the method of making observations with it. 



Department of meteorology and agricultural engineering, 1896-97, C. H. 

 Pettee (Neva Hampshire Sta. Bui. 4S,pp.l4S,149).—K brief statement of the work 

 of the year in this department of the station. 



Meteorological observations {Massachusetts Hatch Sta. Met. Huh. 115, no. Lit. pp. 

 4 each). — These bulletins give the usual summaries of meteorological observations, 

 with general remarks on the character of the weather during the mouths of July, 

 August, and September, 18D8. 



