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ς^η account of the Weather &c. 



iz. Saturday in the Morning rainy, the Afrer- 

 ήορη faire, and at Night litrlc Wind. 



J3. Sunday faire a little Wind. N.N. W. 



14. Monday little Wind S. E. faire. 



i^. Faire little Wmd. S. E. the Air full of 

 Vapours, fo that al;hough no Clowds, yet the 

 Body of the Sun ibincd not bright. 



id. Faire little Wind. S. E. 



t',. Faire httlc Wind. S. E. Thefe four Days, 

 efpecially the two laft, though no Clowds, yet a 

 Caligo all Day and Night, fo that the Sun gave 

 but a weak ihadow, and the Stars little light ; 

 this Caligo or hazy Weather arofe partly from 

 the Rains that fell before, and partly from the 

 ufual overflowing of Nilus. 



18. Friday like Thurlday, or rather worfe, 

 the E. S. E. Wind being gte. 



19. Saturday like Friday. 



ao. Sunday the Wind N. and dowdy, Night 

 faire. 



αι. Monday the Wind N. W. faire. 



■L-L. Tuefday faire, the Wind N. W. it rained 

 a little towards Night the Wind g'. 



23. Wednefday fair Day and Night, theWind 

 N. W. The Wind fomewhat g'. 



14. Clowdy, at Night it rained much. N.W. 



2-. Sometimes faire, fometimes clowdy. N.W. 

 about 4. P. M. it rained fo likewife, at Night 

 very much. 



αό. Saturday very windy. N. W. and often 

 rainy. 



17 Ο In the Day very windy. N. W. fome- 

 tirftes rainy, at Night faire, no great Wind but 

 full of Vapours, fo that the Pole Star nor the 

 Yards could be clearly feeii. 



iS. In the Day a dusky Sky all over, yet not 

 many Clowds, the Sun could not be feen, fo at 

 Night, in the Night it rained a little, the Winds 

 Eaft. 



19. The Sky full ofVapours, but not foobfcure 

 as the 28. a Qu_arter of an Hour before Sun fet, 

 the Sun being immerft in the Vapours, about the 



Horizon feemcd for a while like burning Iron,' 

 or like the Moon as I have feen fometimes in an 

 Eclipfe, as flie grew low or half, more or lefs 

 appeared, and lb by Degrees, till the upper 

 Eidge, at laft ilie was quite loft, though not below 

 the Horizon. This may fomething ic-rve to lliew 

 the Manner of thefe Vapours above 4. P. M. the 

 N.N.W. begun to blow, all Night faire. 



30. Faire. N.N.W. 



31. Faire, fo 'till 10 at Night, then it grew 

 dusky from Store of Vapours by the Eaft Wind. 



Febr. i. Clowdy at Night, faire, fometimes 

 clowdy, a very great N.W. Wind and fomeRain. 



I. Clowdy, faire, rainy, N.N.W. Wind gc 

 SatLU-day at Night. 



3, Q Very windy, N.N.W. often rainy Day 

 and Night, very cold. 



4. Monday very windy N. N. W. Day and 

 Night, often rainy, very cold. 



^. Tuefday very windy and clowdy. 



6. Wednefday little Wind N. at Night obfcure. 



7. Thurfday obfcure and dusky, little Wind. 



8. Faire, little Wind, at Night the Wind 

 Northerly, and it rained much. 



9. Saturday Morning rainy. Afternoon fair. 

 Wind E. at Night. 



10. Very faire Day and Night WindN. 



II. Faire, rainy. N.W. 



12. /'Faire Day and Night. ^ 



.Very faire. 



little Wind Nor- 

 therly. 



17. I faw α Spots in the O• 



18. I went to Cairo. 



19. Very faire. 



•3.O. Faire and obfcure. 



21. Obfcure, at Ni^ht it rained much, being 

 at Sh'imone a great Village fome 50 Miles from 

 Cairo^ on the outfide of the River for fear of 

 Rogues, and there I faw Boats of Leather, and 

 2 Men failing upon 225 Pots. 



^n Account of the Same, A. D. 1638. 



The Merid. Altitude of the Sunne taken by my Braffe Quadrant of 7 Feet, and fometimes by the 

 BraiTe Sextans of 4 Feet, without refpeft to Refradion or Parallax. 



12. Clowdy and rainy. 



13. Clowdy. 



14. Very windy, in the Morn- Qu,• 3? iM 

 ing it rained much. 



If. Clowdy. 



\6. Sunday the Obf. good, it was Qu. 3^. i 

 very clear and no Wind. 



17. Clowdy and Windy. 



18. Tuefday noWind,theObf. good. Qu,.3) l|§ 



19. No Wind no Clowdes. 



20. ρ 



21. >Clowdy or rainy thefe 3 Days. 



8. (3or 4Dayspaft it was windy) Qu. 3? j« *3• The Obf. good, at 3 o'Clock, Qu. 37 



', , * /-- >i^ 3) 3<„ and in the Night It rain- 



9. Clowdy. ed much the Wind wefterly. 



10. Clowdy, at N.windyand rainy. Qu.3f gi j^_ ^.^ ^(,_ ^y. ig. αρ. k rained exceedingly 



11. It was windy clowdy and rainy, I obf. well Day and Night, with great Winds from the 

 in the breaking up of a Clowd. W.N.W. 



The Obfervations which were hitherto made of the Sunne by the Brafle Quadrant, were by takin» of 

 the Shadow on the Top of the Rular by the other Sight or Top at the End. Thefe which follow 

 were taken by letting the Shadow of the Cylindar fall upon one of theFaccs,which is thus marked '^. 



Decemb.31. St.Vet. Qu,36. li )Τ\'-^•Λ•^^'•^'ηΨ^'^'^^ η .o6 



the Wind Northerly, theObf. good. with the Rular, the Cylindar^ ^^_ Qu. 42. i£f 



28_ 



J 00 



Jan. 2. St. Vet. 

 3. St. Vet. 

 4. 



St. Vet. 



QH: 37• 

 Οΰ;37• 

 Oil; 37• 



13« 



300 



being broken, the Obf. good. N.W. 3°<» 



Jan. 26. Clowdy. Qu.• 4?• \h 



Jan. 27. Sunday Obf. good N.W. 

 Jan. 28. Obfcure. Wind Eaft. 



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