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XV. Meteorological Table. Extracted from the Register kept at 
Kinfauns Castle, N. Britain. Supposed Lat. 56° 234’. Above 
» the Sea 129 feet. 
Mean 
Morning, 8 o’clock.|Even., 10 o’clock.| Mean jof gar-|No. of days. 
Mean eight of Mean height of by |denrain 
39 ave, | Rain 
—S el rag Sa or |Fair 
Barom. | Ther. Barom. | Ther. * |In. 100} Snow. 
(0 2 | 
Jan, .ows 29°74 32°58 29:73 | 31°8T {32°19 1°40 9 *| 22 
Feb. 2210.2.) 29°47 40°00 29:49 |} 40:07 |40°71 2°20 15 13 
March ...... _ 29°36 39°96 29:38 | 39°61 |41°06 2°40 18 13. 
April...-.-++ 29°17 43°40 29:79 | 43°13 |44-79 1°05 5 | 25 
May .....:.- 29°68 51°54 29:70 | 49°64 |52-44 3:32 | 15 16 
DUNE soc ce ees 29-68 55°13 29°68 | 53°43 [56°36 0-90 See 
July ....s-- 29°85 57°61 29°85 | 55°61 {58°19 2:00} Il 20 
AUg. .-. 00s 29°62 56°83 29°61 55°54 157-90 1:60 8 | 23 
Sept fest 220 52°60 29°69 | 53:00 154-04 240} 13 17 
Get, «csacuns 29°62 AT AI 29°59 | 47°90 \48:80 3°82 15 | 16 
Wovs..cdas- 2 29°79 36°60 29°82 |} 37°23 (38°00 1°30 6 | 24 
Dec. o.--0s- 29°55 33°00 29°56 | 33°00 33°10 1°81 9 | 22 
Aver. of year.| 29°6525 45°555 29-6575| 45:00 |46°465| 24-20 | 132 233 
ANNUAL RESULTS, 
MORNING. 
BAROMETER. | ‘THERMOMETER. 
Observations. Wind. Wind. 
Highest, Nov. 96 .... SE .--- 30°55 | July WS sco acneee HORBAC SE .... 65* 
Lowest, Mar. 13 ..... W wees 2255 | Necs LT... reece es go let W fue stacks 
EVENING. ; 
Highest, Nov. 25 oot WW... 30°55 | July 12 cevecceee sete SW eee 63° 
Lowest, Dec. 93 ....NW.... 28°60 | Dec, 19 ....- ata a lalaidiaioiaie NW.... 14 
W eather. Days. Wind. } Times. 
Fair... ccccscccvcescccesecs 233) | N and NE .nseeecceerever 9 
Rain or Sn0W...--e0e0+ seers 132 E and SE... cececeeesoeeeee 102 
— S and SW ......++- ated ssn'=\= 85 
365 W and NW Lg eae 2 169 
365 
Extreme Cold and Heat, by Six’s Thermometer. 
Coldest, 23d December, Wind S.....++ererereersrescrree 12° 
Hottest, 29th June, Wind § VE. ueeeapaas ans Pose alee bia iaie 13 
Mean of the year 1815 ....--+++++- obeoee Seveesenced ae se 46°465 
Result of three Rain Gages. In, 100, 
No. 1. On a conical detached hill above the level of the sea 600 feet.... 45°10 
No. 2. Centre of garden, 20 feet .......s-ssenrseeerereresseeecceees -. 24°20 
No. 3. Kinfauns Castle, 129 feet,..se-.seesereererrsesrces ad pag Nig ~... 18°00 
Mean of the three gages.....+. s-sseerers AUR te dat essed sale sh cede ROO 
XVI. Combination of Prussic Acid and Oil of Peaches. 
. Brugnatelli, by distilling a great quantity of water on the leaves 
ef the peath, obtained an oil, which was kept for eight years in. a 
