l8 SMITHSONIAN MISCELLANEOUS COLLECTIONS VOL. 79 



The values for 1903 April to 1907 December have been re- 

 duced to the standard of Gordon College (height 

 of the barometer above Mean Sea Level 390 m.) 

 by the means of the three years in common, 1908 

 to 1910. For 1908 to 191 o the figures given are 

 the means between Gordon College and the Mili- 

 tary Hospital reduced to Gordon College (see 1903 

 April to 1907) . 

 Instruments: At the Military Hospital: 



1903 April to 1904 December. Fuess Portable 



1518, index error correction applied. .+0.30 mm. 



1905 January to 1906 June. Fuess Portable 1518, 



index error correction applied +0.10 mm. 



1906 June to 1910 December. Fuess Portable 



1 5 18, index error correction applied. . . +0.37 mm. 

 At Gordon College. 



1908 January to 1909 November. Fuess Portable 



1727, index error correction applied. . . -fo.63 mm. 



1909 December to 19 10 December. Fuess 



Portable 1630, index error correction 



applied = . . . +0.40 mm. 



191 1 January to 19 13 December. Fuess Portable 



1630, index error correction applied. . . +0.26 mm. 

 1914 January to 1922 December. Fuess Portable 



1630, index error correction applied. . . +0.36 mm. 

 Hours: The values given are the direct means of observations 



made at 8'\ 14^ and 2o'\ 

 Notes: All values have been corrected to normal gravity (Lat. 



45°). 

 Temperature. 

 Site: 



1901 to 1910. At the Military Hospital. 

 191 1 to 1922. At the Gordon College. 

 The values for 1901 to 1907 are corrected to the standard of 

 Gordon College by means of the three years in 

 common 1908 to 1910. 

 Hours: The values are from dry bulb observations at 8'S 14'^ 

 and 2o'\ and the minimum thermometer readings, 

 calculated according to the following formula : 



|(8''+i4'^ + 2o''-FMin.) 



and reduced to the true means of 24 hours by ap- 



