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ASTRONOMICAL OBSERVATIONS. 



Longitude Q"" 2G«-5 W. Latitude 51° 43' r'-8. 



l^cllpse of the sun, May 4th. Beginning b^ 48'" 15' mean time. 



End .. 7 33 2G 

 Thin clouds passing during the whole of the observation ren- 

 der it in some degree imperfect: it may however be depended 

 upon to five seconds. 



Meteorological Jonrnnl kept at Walthamstow, Essex, from 

 Jpril 15 to May 15, 181S. 



[Usually between the Hours of Seven and Nine A.M. and the Thermometer 

 (a second lime) between Twelve and Two P.M.j 



Date. Therm. Barom. Wind. 



^pril 



15 47 29-65 E. — Sunshine; clear, and aimuli; very fine 



58 day; bright moon and star-light, and windy. 



IG 52 29*35 E. — Sun and wind; very fine day; rahi and 



55 windy. 



17 51 29*25 E. — Rain; fine day; moon-light, and vtiRdy. 

 53 



18 44 29-30 E. — Wind and cirrostraius i very fine day; 

 51 bright moon-light. 



19 45 29*69 NE. — Clear and clouds, (c?mzMti); very fine 

 day; bright moon-light. 



NE. — White frost early; sunshine; very fine 



day; bright moon-light. Full moon. 

 NE — -SE. — Clear cold wind, and sunshine ; 



fine day; windy, and clrrostratus. 

 SE— S — E. — Gray morn; gray day; very 



dark night. 

 NE. — Rain ; very rainy day; night rainy and 



windy. 



24 48 29-39 NE.—' Damp and calm; rain; cloudy and 



50 wind rising; night, great rain and wind. 



25 44 20*09 SE. — Very damp; gleams of sun; fine d.iy; 

 57 star-light. 



26 53 29-45 E by S . — Sunshine and calm ; sun and showerr ; 



5 1 cirrus and clear ; great lightning at night ; 

 cirrosiratus low ; clear night. 



'J7 52 29-35 SE. — Rainy; fine day; c/r;^of<raf zw, and clear 



fj3 night. Moon last quarter. 



23 51 29 85 SW—NW.— Fine morn; -/erv fine day; star- 



53 light. 



May 



