Meteorological Observations made at Cambridge. 235 
spun into silk, or silk for the manufacturing of crape, and in- 
troducing weavings or working into the warp and shute of such 
crapes, blacks, white, coloured, and fancy silks; and also black, 
white, coloured, and fancy cottons and worsted, and also gold 
and silver, and every other description of plain or fancy materials. 
—14th March.—6 months. 
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Meteorological Observations made at Cambridge, 
from February 14, to March 15,1814. 
Feb, 14.*—Cold northerly wind, some irregular cumuli. 
Feb, 15.*—Very clear sky all day, with east wind. 
Fel. 16*.—Clouded over early; then it cleared, and after- 
wards cumuli, of light flimsy texture, formed and passed gently 
along. Bright clear night, and frosty. 
Feb. 17.—Clouded early, then flimsy cumuli, followed by a 
clear frosty night, and high barometer. 
Feb. 18.—Cold easterly wind in the morning, clouded and 
westerly wind by night, with small rain. 
Feb. 19.—Cold north wind, light flimsy clouds: bright star- 
light night and hard frost. 
Feb. 20.—Perfectly clear and calm day, but cold and a gentle 
wind of easterly and variable direction. 
Feb. 21.—Frosty aud cold early; the formation of eirrocu- 
mulus+ aloft, indicated increased temperature, which followed, 
with a clear night ; wind southerly. 
Ae 22.—Clear still day, easterly wind, and a few flimsy cu- 
mult. y 
Fel. 23.—Clear day, easterly and southerly wind, but very 
calm: very bright nights of late. 
Feb. 24.—Cold morning, light cirrus approximating to cir- 
rostratus spread aloft, fibrous, flimsy and variously mixed {. 
* The observations on the 14, 15, and 16, were made between Hackney 
and Cambridge. 
+ The nubecule composing this cloud were large and separated, and ex- 
panded and became flimsy and looser afterwards. In some places rows 
appeared approximating to cirrostratus. 
{ L noticed an electrical phenomenon this morning not very usual with 
me. On pulling off a great coat from a flannel gown underneath, I heard 
the snapping of and also discerned numerous electrical sparks of great 
magnitude between the two aforesaid garments, which shews the high elec- 
tric properties of fannel capable of throwing even some modifications of 
woollen into an opposite state, 
Fel. 
