Meteorology. 237 



To Sir Thomas Cochrane, commonlv called Lord Coch- 

 rane, for his inelhod or methods of more completely lighting 

 cities, towns, and villages. — 3d March. 



Meteorological Observations made at Carnlridge from 

 February 12 to March 1 7, 1813. 



Feb. 12. — Cloudy with small rain, and wind from SW". 



Feb. 13 — Fair morning at times with shov^ers, and czVrai, 

 xirrocumuLus, &c. in the intervals as usual ; fine moon- 

 light evening, with cirrocumulus ; later in the nighi the 

 moon was hazy and had a halo round her, followed by rain 

 next day as usual. 



Feb. 14. — Rain and wind from SW all day. 



Feb. 15.-^-Showery and windy, and those appearances of 

 the clouds which attend cloudy weather. Clear night. 



Feb. 16. — Clear windvday; various modifications. 



Feb. 17. — Clear, and clouds of different modifications, 

 and showers. Thermometer 11 P.M. 46. 



Feb.\8. — Clear morning; afterwards s<mie clouds; clear, 

 and clouds again at night. Wind westerly. Thermometer 

 11 P.M. 42. 



Feb. 19. —Windy; various clouds. SW. 



Feb. 90. — Windy; cirrus, and other clouds; clouded 

 over at intervals ; fine starlight night. Thermometer at 

 3 P.M. 53, at 11, 46. Wind SW. 



Feb. 21. — Overcast with some occasional small rain. 

 Thermometer at 4 P.M. 33, and the same at 11 at night. 

 Wind SW. 



Feb. 22. — Various features of cirriis of the rainy cha- 

 racter, with heavier masses of clouds lower, and scud much 

 below, floating in the wind; at night some rain. Thermo- 

 meter down to 49^ at 1 1 P.M. Wind SW. 



Feb. 23. — Overcast early, with small rain ; afterwards 

 Fair, with rainy features of cirrus * spread about above other 

 clouds. 



Feb. 24. — Parhelion observed early near Carnbridce, cir- 

 rus and others ; showers of hail at limes. 



Feb. 23. — White frost followed by some rain. Therm, 

 at 7 A.M. 3G\ at 3 P.M. 4b°, at 11 P.M. 47". 



Fei. 26.— Thermometer 7 A.M. 48°, 2 P.M. 52", If 

 P.M. 43° ; clouded for the most part, with some rain at 

 night. Wind SW. 



• By rainy features is meant, the confused and mistlike kind of cirrus 

 ^hicli accoinjianics rainy weather, and is contrasted to the fibrous and an- 

 gular appearance of this cloud when the air is drv. 



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