204 



Mr. King's Thermometric Observations for 1850. 



is perfectly astonishing ; when the transition is thus complete, the tra- 

 veller leaves dense forests and common Himalayan vegetation on the one 

 side, to find on the other a dry barren burnt up soil, with scattered Astra- 

 gali, Boragineaa, and Crucifera;, of forms quite characteristic of the flora 

 of Siberia. Such is the vegetation of Tibet, which may be reached either 

 suddenly by crossing a lofty pass, or gradually by ascending the Indus, 

 the Chenab, the Sutlej, the Ganges, and many other of the Himalayan 

 rivers. This arid vegetation is met on the Sutlej as low as 10,000 feet 

 above the level of the sea, and is therefore in no way dependent upon 

 mere altitude. 



The members then adjourned to the HaU of the Andersonian Insti- 

 tution, to witness the experiment of the Rotatory Motion of the Earth, 

 which was previously explained by Mr. Crum. 



XXV. — Thermometric Observations for 1850, made at Whidsor Terrace, 

 Glasgow, hy James Kjxg, Esq. 



Height of Thermometer above the level of the sea, 94-14 feet. 

 Taken at 9 o'clock a.m., and 9 o'clock p.m. 



1.- 

 2,. 



3,. 



4,. 



5,. 



6,. 



V,. 



8,. 



9,. 

 10,. 

 11,. 

 12,. 



1.- 

 2,. 

 3,. 



4.- 

 5,. 

 6,. 

 7,- 

 8,. 

 9,. 



10,. 



11,. 



..32- 



,.40- 



..43-75 



..39- 



..33-5 



..25- 



..25- 



..31- 



..31- 



..29- 



..32-5 



..34- 



A.M. 



.46-5 



.46-5 



.42- 



.40- 



.37-5 



.41- 



.34- 



.35-5 



.45- 



.35-5 



.39- 



A.JL 



1, 48-5 



2, 48-5 



3, 46-5 



4, 35-75 



5, 42-75 



6 48-5 



7, 50- 



8, 48-5 



9, 46-75 



10 45- 



11, 37-75 



12, 41- 



P.M. 



36- 



40-5 



43-5 



37- 



32- 



25- 



25- 



34-5 



32- 



32- 



31-5 



34- 



P.M. 



45-75 



41-5 



41-75 



42- 



38- 



34- 



33-5 



42-5 



38- 



37-5 



33-5 



P.SL 



47-5 



50-5 



42- 



40- 



48- 



49-75 



48- 



47- 



44-75 



40- 



38-5 



41-5 



13,. 

 14,. 

 15,. 

 16,. 

 17,. 

 18,. 

 19,. 

 20,. 

 21,. 

 22,. 

 23,. 

 24,. 



FEBBUAET. 



A.M. 



12, 35- 



13 30-5 



14 42- 



15, 49-5 



16, 39-5 



17, 45- 



18, 



19, 



20, 45- 



21, 46-25 50-5 



22, 48-25 46-5 



JfARCH. 



A.M. 



13, 44-5 



14, 48 25 



P.M. 



33-5 

 35- 

 48- 

 45- 

 43- 

 48-5 

 .48-75 49-5 

 .48-5 52- 



43-75 



15,. 

 16,. 

 17,. 

 18,. 

 19,. 

 20,. 

 21,. 

 22,. 



23, 38-25 



24, 33-5 



.46- 



.45- 



.42-5 



.40-5 



.46-5 



.45-5 



.42-5 



.45-5 



P.M. 



47-5 



47-25 



46-75 



43- 



40-75 



44-75 



48- 



47-5 



47- 



H- 



33-5 



29-75 



25,. 

 26,. 

 27,. 

 28,. 

 29,. 

 30,. 

 31,. 



A.JL 



.39-5 



.34-5 



.25-5 



.43-5 



.36- 



.34-75 



.36- 



P.M. 



42- 



31- 



36- 



44- 



33-5 



36- 



44-75 



Mean for') 

 Month, \ 



33-153 34-169 



Mean corrected, 34°-3 



A.M. 



.45-75 

 .45- 

 .44-75 

 .45- 



27, 46-75 



28, 46-25 



23,. 

 24,. 

 25,. 

 26,. 



P.M. 



45-75 



45-75 



47- 



47-5 



47-5 



45-75 



Mean corrected, 43°-6 



P.M. 



34- 

 33- 

 33- 



A.M. 



25, 29-75 



26, 31- 



27, 32-75 



28, 29-25 33. 



29 36-75 40- 



30,... 39-75 40- 



31, 40-5 



46-5 



Mean for' 

 Month 



I 41-862 42-475 

 Mean corrected, 43° -1 



