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ological observations. They include the series made by 

 Alexander D. Bache, in the Girard College Observatory, in 

 Philadelphia, during i840-'45 and were published in six parts 

 issued between the years 1859 and 1865;^ those made by 

 Doctor Alexis Caswell in Providence, Rhode Island, from 

 December, 1830, till December, 1876;^ those made by Parker 

 Cleaveland in P)runswick, Me., during 1807-59 I^ those made 

 by Samuel P. llildreth and Joseph Wood from 181 7 to 1823 

 and from 1826 to 1859,* and those made by Doctor Nathan 

 D. Smith in Washington, Ark., from 1840 to 1859.^ 



The meteorological observations made in the Arctic regions 

 were all reduced and discussed by Charles A. Schott. They 

 included those gathered by Elisha K. Kane during 1853-55 ; ^ 

 those collected by Sir Francis L. McClintock during 1857 

 and 1859;^ and last of all, those obtained by Doctor Isaac I. 

 Hayes during 1860-61.^ 



Of more special meteorological interest are the following 

 memoirs, likewise contained in the Smithsonian publications, 

 and for the most part written by scientists who were also in- 

 cluded among the staff of observers. They include "Winds 

 of the Northern Hemisphere," by James H. Coffin (1853);^ 

 "Account of a Tornado near New Harmony, Indiana, April 

 30, 1852," by John Chappelsmith (1855);^*' "On the Recent 

 Secular Period of the Aurora Borealis," by Dennison Olmsted 



1 Full descriptions of these parts may be 

 found on page i8 " Smithsonian Report," 

 1859; page 26 "Smithsonian Report," i860; 

 page 17 " Smithsonian Report," 1862; page 

 16 " Smithsonian Report," 1863 ; and page 18 

 "Smithsonian Report," 1864. 



2 See " Smithsonian Report," 1859, page 

 31 ; " Smithsonian Report," i860, page 21 ; 

 and " Smithsonian Report," 18S2, page 21, 

 for description. 



3 See " Smithsonian Report," 1867, pages 

 23 and 28, for description. 



4 See " Siuitlisoniau Report," 1867, page 32, 

 for detailed description. 



5 See " Smithsonian Report," i860, page 22, 

 for detailed description. 



<> See " Smithsonian Report," 1859, page 22, 

 for detailed description. 



7 See " Smithsonian Report," 1S61, page 16, 

 for detailed description. 



8 See" Smithsonian Report," 1865, page 26, 

 for description. 



9 This most important work costing many 

 years' labor is described in the "Smithsonian 

 Report," 1851, page 12, and "Smithsonian 

 Report," 1S53, page 13. 



10 See " Smithsonian Report," 1853, page 

 14, for analysis. 



