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ological observations. They include the series made by 

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

 Philadelphia, during 1 840-^5 and were published in six parts 

 issued between the years 1859 and I865; 1 those made by 

 Doctor Alexis Caswell in Providence, Rhode Island, from 

 December, 1830, till December, i876; 2 those made by Parker 

 Cleaveland in Brunswick, Me., during i8o;-'59 ; 3 those made 

 by Samuel P. Hildreth and Joseph Wood from 1817 to 1823 

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

 D. Smith in Washington, Ark., from 1840 to i859- 5 



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-^5 ; 6 

 those collected by Sir Francis L. McClintock during 1857 

 and 1859 ; 7 and last of all, those obtained by Doctor Isaac I. 

 Hayes during 1860 '6 1. 8 



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 (i853); 9 

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

 30, 1852," by John Chappelsmith (1855) ; 10 "On the Recent 

 Secular Period of the Aurora Borealis," by Dennison Olmsted 



1 Full descriptions of these parts maybe 5 See" Smithsonian Report," 1860, page 22, 

 found on page 18 " Smithsonian Report," for detailed description. 



1859 ; page 26 " Smithsonian Report," 1860 ; 6 See " Smithsonian Report," 1859, page 22, 



page 17 "Smithsonian Report," 1862; page for detailed description. 



16 " Smithsonian Report," 1863 ; and page 18 7 See " Smithsonian Report," 1861, page 16, 



" Smithsonian Report," 1864. for detailed description. 



2 See "Smithsonian Report," 1859, page 8 See " Smithsonian Report," 1865, page 26, 

 31 ; " Smithsonian Report," 1860, page 21 ; for description. 



and " Smithsonian Report," 1882, page 21, 9 This most important work costing many 



for description. years' labor is described in the " Smithsonian 



3 See "Smithsonian Report," 1867, pages Report," 1851, page 12, and "Smithsonian 

 23 and 28, for description. Report," 1853, page 13. 



4 See " Smithsonian Report," 1867, page 32, 10 See " Smithsonian Report," 1853, page 

 for detailed description. 14, for analysis. 



