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bable greater accuracy of the whole numbers we may observe, that 
if we compare the results of the analysis of 100 parts with that of 
the composition of 100 parts calculated according to the different 
equivalent weights, the result is very considerably in favour of whole 
numbers. 
Difference. 
Carbon iby analysis ..... ao ¢ saute OP G2 
ae .. fractional numbers... 70°03 0°59 
.. whole numbers .... 70°25 0°37 
Hy drogen by analysis........... 5°27 
Bee ... fractional numbers .. 4:78 0°49 
ae . Whole numbers .... 5°06 0°21 
Azote by analygia sesh oe susing 25°28 
oe ... fractional ae 34 4°45 0°78 
... whole numbers .... 4:43 0-80 
Oxy, gen by analysis ...... os eines ee 
ae ... fractional numbers .. 20°15 0°68 
aes .. Whole numbers .... 20°26 0:78 
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METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS FOR NOVEMBER 1842, 
Chiswick.—Nov. 1. Cloudless and very fine: foggy at = 2. Foggy. 3. 
Hazy. 4. Cloudy: slight showers. 5. Overcast: sleet. 6, Slight showers: 
cloudy. 7,8. Cloudy. 9. Densely overcast: stormy, with rain at night. 10, 
11. Rain. 12. Stormy and wet: clear at night. 19. Boisterous, with rain, 
14. Overcast: very fine: boisterous, with heavy rain at night. 15. Stormy and 
wet: foggy. 16. Rain: drizzly : clear at night. 17,18. Overcast. 19. Heavy 
rain. 20. Overcast. 21. Clear. 22. Rain, with some sleet. 23. Lightly 
overcast: rain. 24, Fine: lightning, with rain at night. 25. Heavyrain. 26. 
Clear and fine. 27. Fine: stormy, with rain at night. 28. Cloudy: rain: fine. 
29, 20. Very fine.— Mean temperature of the month 0°-18 above the average, 
Boston.—Nov, 1. Fine. 2. Foggy. 3. Cloudy. 4. Fine: rain early a.m.: 
hail and rainr.m. 5. Fine: rain e.m. 6—8. Fine. 9. Windy: rain p.m. 
10. Cloudy: rain p.m. 11. Stormy: rain early a.m.: rain p.m. 12. Fine. 
13. Cloudy: rain a.m. and p.m, 14. Cloudy. 15. Cloudy: rain early a.m. 
16. Cloudy: rain a.m. andr.m. 17, Fine. 18, Cloudy. 19. Rain. 920, 21. 
Fine. 22, Rain: rain early a.m.: snow r.m. 23. Fine: rainr.m. 24. Rain: 
rain early am. 25. Fine. 2€, 27. Fine: rainrp.m. 28. Rain: rain early a.m.: 
rainr.M. 29. Fine. 30. Cloudy: rain early a... 
Sandwick Manse, Orkney.—Nov. 1. Drizzle. 2. Cloudy. 3. Cloudy: clear: 
aurora, 4. Very clear: aurora. 5,6. Cloudy. 7. Sleet-showers. 8. Damp: 
rain. 9. Rain: showers. 10. Sleet-showers: cloudy. 11. Damp: rain. 12. 
Rain. 13. Rain: showers. 14. Snow-showers: slect-showers. 15. Frost 
and a little snow: clear and frosty. 16, 17. Frost: cloudy and frosty. 18. 
Cloudy : drizzle. 19. Drizzle: damp. 20. Drops: clear. 21. Hail-showers : 
clear: frost. 22, Cloudy: rain. 23. Cloudy: drops. 24—27. Showers, 28, 
Showers: a gale aud rain. 29. Clear. 30. Cloudy: clear. 
Applegarth Manse, Dumfries-shire.—Nov. 1. Fair and fine. 2,3. Fair but dull. 
4, Fair butdull: clear. 5. Fair but dull: hoar-frost a.m. 6. Fair but dull: 
afew drops. 7. Fair but dull. 8. Slight shower. 9. Heavy rain. 10. Frost 
A.M.: rain p.m. 11. Heavy rain. 12. Wet a.m.: cleared and fine. 13. Fair: 
hoar-frost a.m, 14. Fair and fine: frostr.m. 15. Fair, but raw and cold, 16. 
Fair and keen, 17. Fair but cloudy, 18, A few drops of rain. 19, Wet morn- 
ing. 20. Fair, but raw and cloudy. 21. Fair: frost a.m. 22. Snow: frost: 
rain r.m. 2%. Fair and fine: slight frost. 24, Rain and wind. 25, 26. Rain, 
27. Wet morning; cleared, 28. Storm of wind and rain. 29, Slight showers, 
SO. Fair and fine, 
