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The report records the discontinuance, October I , L904, of the observations on Ben 

 Nevis, the highesl possible site in the British [sles, which began in L883, as well as 

 at Fort Williams, 4 miles away and 4,400 it. below the summit of Ben Nevis. 



Chlorin in rain water {Agr. Students' Gaz., ,,. ,,,-., 12 1905), No. 5, p. I 

 This is a brief Bummary for the 6 months and for the year ended September 30, L905, 

 of the usual observations at the Royal Agricultural College at Cirencester on rainfall 

 and its chlorin content. 



"The rainfall for the 6 months was L3.44 in., falling on 83 days; it contained a 

 mean of chloride equivalent to 0.277 gr. sodium chloric! per gallon, i. e., equal to a 

 deposit of LI. 96 Lbs. of common Ball per acre. The rainfall for the L2 months was 

 23.66 in., on L72 days, and it contained chlorids equal to 26.8 Lbs. of common Ball per 

 acre." 



Composition of Barbados rainfall i Rpt. Agr. Work, Imp. Dept. Agr. West Tndies, 

 1902-1904, pt. l . p. 8 |. - A table is given which shows the total amount and contents 

 of chl«»riii. total nitrogen, uitrogen as ammonia, and nitrogen as nitrates in the rain- 

 fall at Dodds during the period from December, L902, to May, 1904. The total rain 

 fell during the period was 103.62 in., supplying approximately 272 Lbs. of chlorin 

 and 15 Lbs. of nitrogen per acre. 



A contribution to the rainfall regime of the region of Boulogne, <i. Ven- 

 iii;\ [Gior. Gen. Civ., 1905, Jan.). — This report gives an account of studies on the 

 relation of the rainfall to canal and drainage systems in a part of this region. 



Rainfall in the agricultural districts, <;. <J. Bond [Queensland Agr. Jour., 16 

 (1905), No. 8, p. 288). A table is given which shows the total rainfall for each month 

 from ( )ctol>cr. L904, to < October, L905, inclusive, in 41 agricultural districts of Queens- 

 land. 



Thunder and lightning, ('. Flammabion, trans, by W. Mostyn I London: Chatto 

 A Windus, 1905, j>j>. 281; rev. in Nature [London], 73 {1905), No. 1887, p. 196).— 

 This i> an abridged translation of Flammarion's Les phtnomenes di lafoudre. The 

 greater part of the book is devoted to the effect.- of Lightning strokes on man. 

 animals, trees, plants, metals, houses, etc. 



The pulse of the atmospheric circulation, \V. N. Shaw | Natun [London], 78 

 [1905), No. 1886, pp. 175-177, fig. I). — This article discusses the relation between 

 the pulsations of the southeast trade wind as measured during a long period a1 St. 

 Helena an.l the rainfall of northwestern Europe. Such a relation is believed to he 

 clearly shown by the available data which are summarized and charted. 



Investigation of the upper air | Nature [London], 78 \ 1905 i. No. 1885, p. 162). — 

 A brief announcement regarding the proposed work of the British Meteorological 

 Committee in the investigation of the upper air by kites and other means. 



Improved methods for finding altitude and azimuth, geographical posi- 

 tion, and the variation of the compass | U. S. Dept. Agr., Weather Bur. Doc. 886, 

 pp. 8, figs: 7). — The methods proposed by St. Ililaire. Souillagouet, and Littlehales 

 are discussed and explained with tables and charts. 



Daily river stages at river gage stations on the principal rivers of the 

 United States. Part VII, for the years 1900, 1901, 1902, 1903, and 1904, 

 H. ('. Frankenfield ( U. S. Dept. Agr., Weather Bur. Doc. 889, pp. 728). — "This 

 volume constitutes the seventh part of the series of river gage readings, the publica- 

 tion of winch was begun by the Signal Service and has been continued by the 

 Weather Bureau. The previous volumes are as follows: Part I. Stages of the Ohio 

 River and of its principal tributaries, L 858 to L889. Part II. Stages of the Mi-- 

 Etiver and of its principal tributaries, except the Ohio River, I860 to L889. Part III. 

 Stages of water at miscellaneous river station- in California, Oregon, North Carolina, 

 etc.. L875tol889. Part IN'. Daily river stages at river gage stations on the princi- 

 pal rivers of the United States for the years L890, L891, and L892. Part V. Daily 



