made at Clapton. SOf) 



the light of tlie moon and stars was rather dun. A small fire 

 balloon launched at eight o'clock, woit for about two hundred 

 feet almost perpendicularly, then took first a slow course to S. 

 and then to E. when it ascended very high. Thermometer 

 11 P.M. 34°. 



Oct. 26. — Cloudy day, with small rain ; fine moon-light night, 

 with light flimsy confused cirrus. Cool air again to night. 

 Therm. 1 1 o'clock 38°. 



Oct. 27.— Fair. 



Oct. 28. — Fair morning; damp day. Wind westerly. 



Oct. 29. — Clear sky early, but misty below, then small ram. 

 Bv night confused masses of cloud moving before the moon 

 rapidly, showed that though calm below, the upper current was 

 pretty strong. Wind below soon followed. At 1 1 P.M. Ther- 

 mometer 49^. Barometer 29-80. W. 



Oct. 30. — Fair and warm ; much cirrus, and at night flimsy 

 cirrostrative clouds in the lobated form ; a corona lunaris at 

 time. Thermometer 11 P.M. 44°. S.W. 



Oct. 31. — Clouded chiefly, and warm; gales at night. 



Nov. 1. — Clouded. Easterly wind. 



Nov. 2. — Clouded, with a little small rain. E. 



Nov. 3. — Cloudy morning ; the day cleared, and the night 

 was cold and clear. Wind easterly. 



Nov. 4. — Some gentle showers ; wind E ; rain at night, wliich 

 was dark. 



Nov. 5 . — Small rain, with unpleasant cold air all day. Easterly 

 wind. 



Nov. 6. — Fair day ; windy at night. 



Nov. 7-— Clouds and sun ; cool clearish night : lightning by 

 Bight. 



Nov. 8. — Fair morning ; a smart thunder shower with hail 

 about 4 P.M.; wind became N.W. About six my brother saw 

 a hirge meteor moving in an undulatory course and ending by 

 apparently going into a cloud. 



A^ov. 10. — Electric air; much and various cirrus jSic; hazy 

 below. Wind westerly. 



Clapton, 

 N«v. 10, 1814. Thomas FoR«TER. 



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