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even tents, much better than they do in the warmeft and beft winter 

 quarters. 



The 



that country : But, fince he left it, they have got a Fahrenheit's thermometer, gra- 

 duated 250 degrees below (o) j and he has got lately, from a friend of his in Eaft- 

 Main Settlement, the following journal of the weather, which, for the curiofity of 

 it, I here give to the reader. 



^ Journal of the Weather for about an hour and a half of the morning of the yth 

 January 178 1, at Eajl Main Settlement ^ in latitude 52*^ 10' and longitude ivejl Jrom 

 London 80° 5o\ 



1 78 1. January 7. At 8 A. M. obferved the Mercury at 70 



H. M. S. 



8 30 all in the bulb. 



9 2 ftill in the bulb. 



9 3 30 it rofe to 250 



9 5 240 



9 6 30 230 



9 II 220 



9 12 35 2IO 



9 14 9 200 



9 15 45 190 



9 17 25 ,80 



9 ^9 5 170 



9 20 43 ^6a 



9 22 11 1^0 



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