318 Meteorological Observations for February 1832. 



To W. Church, Heywood House, Bordsley Green, Birmingham, 

 gentleman, for certain improvements in machinery for making nails. 

 — 27th of July. — fi months. 



To A. M. Perkins, Harper-street, Middlesex, civil engineer, for 

 certain improvements in the apparatus or method of heating air in 

 buildings, heating and evaporating fluids, and heating metals. — 

 30th of July. — 6 months. 



LUNAR OCCULTATIONS FOR APRIL. 



Occultations of Planets and fixed Stars by the Moon, in April 

 1832. Computed fior Gj-cenwich, by Thomas Henderson, ^sj-. ; 

 and circulated by the Astronomical Society. 



METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS FOR FEBRUARY 1832. 



Gosport: — Numerical Results for the Month. 



Barom. Max. 30-578. Feb. 10. Wind N.W.— Min.29-266. Feb. 2. Wind W. 

 Range of the mercur)' 1-312. 



Mean barometrical pressure for the month 30-095 



Spaces described by the rising and falling of the mercury 5-385 



Greatest variation in 24 hours 0-655. — Number of changes 17. 

 Therm. Max. 56°. Feb. 5. Wind S.— Min. 32°. Feb. 14. Wind N. 

 Range 24°. — Mean temp, of exter. air 41°-72. For 29 days with © in:r 42-41 

 Max. var. in 24 hours 16°-00.— Mean temp, of spring water at 8 A.M. 49-56 



De Luc's Whalebone Hygrometer. 



Greatest humidity of the atmosphere, in the evening of the 4th 88° 



Greatest dryness of the atmosphere, in the afternoon of the 18th 



and 21st 630 



Range of the index 25-0 



Mean at 2 P.M. 73°-3.— Mean at 8 A.M. 80°8.— Mean at 8 P.M. 80-«' 



of three observations each day at 8, 2, and 8 o'clock 78-(>- 



Evaporation for the month 0-95 inch. 



Rain in the pluviameter near the ground 0-51 inch. 



Prevailing wind, North-east. 



Summary of the Weather. 

 A clear sky, 4; fine, with various modifications of clouds, 9; an over- 

 cast sky without rain, 1 1 ; foggy, 2 ; rain, 3.— Total 29 days. 



Clouds. 



