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Results of Meteorological Observations made at the Bath Royal Literary 
and Scientific Institution, during ten years commencing with 
March 1865, and ending with February, 1875. By the Rev. 
LEONARD BLOMEFIELD, M.A., F.L.S., F.G.S., &c., President. 
(Read November 11th, 1875.) 
When the British Association met at Bath in September, 1864, 
I made some remarks to the Physical Section on “ The Tempera- 
ture and Rainfall of Bath.”* Bath being a place so much resorted 
to by the public, especially by invalids, not merely for the sake of 
its medicinal waters, but from its affording a comparatively mild 
place of residence in winter, I considered that the climate of Bath 
was likely to be a subject of general interest. I could not how- 
ever on that occasion bring forward much that was based upon 
my own observations, not having been a resident in the neighbour- 
hood for many years, nor always resident in the same locality. I 
was obliged, therefore, in great measure to make use of the 
observations of others. These were chiefly supplied to me by 
Mr. Biggs, late Pharmaceutical Chemist, in Charles Street in this 
town, who had kept a meteorological register for twenty years, 
commencing with November, 1841, and ending with December, 
1861, the observations having apparently been made with great 
care and regularity. Looking, however, more closely into particu- 
lars and comparing the observations with some others, of which 
I shall have occasion to speak further on, I had reason to believe 
that they were not altogether trustworthy, especially those on 
temperature, from the construction of the instruments employed 
and the mode of fixing them, and that at least the results obtained 
needed confirmation from other sources. 
Indeed it appeared to me that the whole subject of the climate 
of Bath required to be reconsidered, advantage being taken of the 
* See Report of Brit. Assoc., 1864 (Sects.) p. 17; also Bath Chronicle 
Report of that Meeting, p. 108. 
Vou. IIL, No. 3. 
