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with the various phases and positions of the moon, no 

 connection has been found definite enough to be of 



THE MOON'S PHASES AND THUNDERSTORMS. 



service in the actual work of weather prediction. Any 

 observer who can bring forward evidence which will 

 establish such a connection will make a notable contri- 

 bution to meteorological science, and at the same time 

 confer a benefit upon humanity. Meteorologists are 

 prepared to adopt any rule or relationship which is of 

 assistance in preparing their weather forecasts ; and the 

 fact that they take no account of lunar phases or the 

 directions of the moon's horns which can be deter- 

 mined many years in advance for any latitude on the 

 earth shows that lunar influence has not yet been 

 brought within the sphere of practical science. 



There is a vast difference between forecasts based 

 upon substantial truths of science and those made by 



