A Table showing the age, declination, and position of the 

 Moon in her orbit, in some of the most remarkable de- 

 pressions of the Barometer. 



Phenomena of the Barometer. 



Strong winds in the winter from the west with a steady 

 high pressure, invariably bring a high temperature and 

 very little rain ; with winds from the east, a low tempera- 

 ture and sharp frosts. 



If the mercury fall during a high wind from the 

 south-west, south-south-west, or west-south-west, an 

 increasing storm is probable ; if the fall be rapid, the 

 wind will be violent, but of short duration ; if the fall 

 be slow, the wind will be less violent, but of longer con- 

 tinuance ; the disturbing cause is probably the same in 

 each case, but its intensity unequal: nearly all our 



