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work on the climate of South Devon,* has given copious details 
respecting the meteorology of Exeter, including a Register of the 
results of many years’ daily observations on its temperature, 
humidity, rain-fall, &c., which render us great assistance in this 
matter. Dr. Burder, again, has written on the meteorology of 
Clifton.t Dr. Shapter’s observations on temperature extend over 
thirty years commencing with 1824 and ending with 1853 ; those 
relating to the humidity were continued for nineteen years ; while 
the estimate of the rain-fall is deduced from forty-four years’ 
measurements commencing with 1817 and ending with 1860. 
Dr. Burder’s observations at Clifton were carried on for ten years 
commeucing with 1853 and ending with 1862. 
Confining ourselves here to the subject of temperature, Exeter 
and Clifton being thus differently circumstanced from some other 
towes in the west of England with which alsoI propose to 
compare Bath presently, I will first give a Table of results, in 
which Bath, Clifton and Exeter stand together, the Bath observa- 
tions being as before for the decade of 1865-1874, those of Clifton 
for the decade of 1853-1862, those of Exeter for thirty years, 
1824-1853. It will be noticed that the Exeter observations are 
the earliest, terminating the same year in which the Clifton 
observations commence, the Bath observations not commencing 
till three years after the Clifton observations terminated. 
* The climate of the South of Devon, and its influence upon health, &e. 
2nd. Ed. 8yo. London, 1862. 
+ Meteorology of Clifton, Bristol, 1863. 
