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The meteorological details in the works of Dr. Granville and 
Dr. Tunstall have the disadvantage of being based in both 
instances upon the observations of Mr. Biggs, which I have 
already spoken of as in my judgment not thoroughly trustworthy. 
I shall make, therefore, no further allusion to them at present. 
Still there are other particulars connected with the subject of the 
Bath climate in each of these works of much interest, to some of 
which I shall refer hereafter. That there is need for further 
inquiry into its true character, may be gathered from Dr. 
Granville’s own remarks on the very contradictory terms in which 
the Bath climate has been described. He writes—“Some say 
that it is cold, others that it is temperate: there are those who 
insist upon its perfect dryness, while many contend that its 
prevailing dampness from frequent rain is notorious: lastly, we 
hear often of its variableness and exposure to strong winds ; and 
nearly as often this statement has been contradicted.”* 
I now return to the subject of the meteorological registers kept 
at the Literary Institution, first speaking of the structure erected 
in the Gardens to contain the instruments, as well as stating what 
is necessary to be said respecting the instruments themselves. 
Here, however, I need only copy what was printed in the 
“ Annual Report of the Committee of the Bath Literary Institu- 
tion” for the year 1865 (p. 16) when the observations commenced. 
The Report itself being scarcely known to any but members of 
the Institution, a mere reference to it would be insufficient. For 
the benefit of the public at large, who take any interest in the 
Bath climate,—it will be expedient to repeat exactly what is 
therein described. 
“‘A wooden structure of hexagonal form, three feet in diameter and seven 
and a-half feet in height, was erected in an exposed part of the Gardens of the 
Institution, for the reception of the instruments, in March last. The sides of 
this building to within three feet of the ground, as well as the roof, are 
SS a a a a ee a ee i ie 
* Hot Springs of Bath, p. 135, &c. 
