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state of sky, are registered at 9, Noon, 4, and 9*. At Marseilles 
a very elaborate register is kept every three hours (I believe) of 
the day and night, under the watchful superintendence of M. 
Valz+. At St. Petersburg and other stations of the Russian 
empire, meteorological and magnetical observations are made 
eight times a day—viz. at 8,10 a.m., Noon, 2, 4, 6, 8, 10 p.m.f 
318. Observations are regularly made at the Milanese Ob- 
servatory, Palazzo Brera, at 0, 3, 6,9, 12, 18, 21 hours astrono- 
mical time, and are published in the Biblioteca Italiana. We 
learn from an article in the Bibliotheque Universelle§, that ex- 
tensive meteorological observations by Sig. Colla, at Parma, are 
published, under the title of Giornale Astronomico. Farther, 
it appears, that at the late meeting at Pisa, it was agreed, on the 
motion of Sig. Antinori, to concert measures for contemporane- 
ous and comparable observations throughout Italy|. 
319. The observations conducted at the various academies of 
the Stateof New York, and published annually hy the legislature, 
are still continued on a uniform plan, and must be productive of 
considerable benefit to science. Near the equator, at Trevan- . 
drum, in the Kast Indies, an admirable meteorological register is 
kept, under the direction of Mr. Caldecott, astronomer to the 
Rajah of Travancure. During his recent stay in this country, 
Mr. Caldecott has made arrangements for extending considerably 
the range of his experiments and observations. 
320. The observatories fitted out under the direction of the 
British Government and East India Coinpany, combine meteor- 
ological with magnetic observations every two hours of the day 
and night{. It is matter of regret (though it is to be hoped the 
regret is a temporary one) that whilst these admirable means of 
observation have been sent to both hemispheres, and to the 
Antipodes, none have been established at home**. Iam not aware 
that there is a meteorological register which can be called au- 
thentic (in respect of the three following qualifications) conduct- 
ed in any part of the British Islands. 
321. The special objects of public observatories would seem 
to be— 
* Published in 4to by M. Quetelet. 
+ Unfortunately it is not published. 
+ Published under the direction of M. Kupffer. 
§ For August 1840. 
|| Atti degli Scienzati Italiani, p. 30. Sig. Cacciatore’s observations have 
been already referred to (11). 
q Forms of Register are prepared by the Royal Society. 
** Since this was written I am glad to learn from Mr. Airy that arrangements 
have been made, by which an authentic Meteorological Register will be com- 
bined with the Astronomical and Magnetical Observations at Greenwich. 
