238 Meteorological Observations for July 1827. 



no loss of water ; also applicable to the raising or lowering of 

 weights on land. — 13th of August. — 6 months. 



To William Dickinson, of Bridge-street, Southwark, for an im- 

 proved buoyant bed or mattress. — 13th of August. — 6 months. 



To Thomas Breidenback, of Birmingham, for improvements on 

 bedsteads, and in making articles to be used in various ways with 

 bedsteads from a material hitherto unused for such purposes. — 13th 

 of August. — 6 months. 



To W. Alexis Jarrin, of Bond-street, confectioner, for improve- 

 ments in apparatusfor cooling liquids. — 13th of August. — 2 months. 



To William Chapman, of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, tor improvements 

 in waggons for rail-ways. — 14th of August. — 2 months. 



To Henry Pinkins, of Philadelphia, North America, and of the 

 Quadrant Hotel, Regent-street, for an improved apparatus for ge- 

 nerating gas to be applied to lights and other purposes. — 15th of 

 August. — 6 months. 



To William Spoug, of Aylesford, Kent, for an invention for di- 

 minishing friction in wheel-carriages, water-wheels, and other rotary 

 parts of machinery. — 15th of August.*— 6 months. 



METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS FOR JULY 1827. 

 Gosport. — Numerical Results for the Month. 



Barom. Max. 30-46 July 6. Wind E.—Min. 29-76 July 1 and 20. 

 Range of the mercury 0-70. 



Mean barometrical pressure fcr the month 30-10.3 



Spaces described by the rising and falling of the mercury . . . 4-320 

 Greatest variation in 24 hours 0-400. — Number of changes 28. 

 Therm. Max. 80° July 7th and 8th. Wind N.— Min. 33° on several nights. 

 Ranee 27°. — .Mean temp.of exter. air 65°-03. For 31 days with in S5 66-7<> 

 Max! var. in 24 hours 25°-00-Mean temp, of spring water at 8 A.M. 52°-87 



De Luc's Whalebone Hygrometer. 

 Greatest humidity of the air in the evening of the 23rd .... 94° 

 Greatest dryness of the air in the afternoon of the 18th ; .... 37 



Range of the index 37 



Mean at 2 P.M. 50°-7— Mean at 8 A.M. 68°-8— Mean at 8 P.M. 65-6 



of three observations each day at 8, 2, and 8 o'clock . . 58-4 



Evaporation for the month 3-70 inch- 

 Rain nearsround 1-115 inch.— Rain 23 feet high 1-025 inch. 

 Prevailing Wind S.W. 



Summary of the Weather. 

 A clear sky, 6; fine, with various modifications of clouds, 15; an over- 

 cast sky without rain, 6; foggy, ^; rain, 3i. — Total 31 days. 



Clouds. 

 Cirrus Cirrocnmulus. Cirro.stratus. Stratus. Cumulus. Cnmulostr. Nimbus. 

 20 16 23 I 28 22 10 



Scale of the prevailing Winds. 



N. N.E. E. S.E. S. S.W. W. N.W. Days. 

 2j 2 2 2 3 11 6 2i 31 



General 



