Meteorological Observations. 79 



and bent spiculum projecting from its posterior part. The arrange- 

 ment of the female apparatus I failed to trace. — Proceedings of the 

 Acad. Nat. Scie7i. Philadelphia. 



PROFESSOR AGASSIZ. 



We are credibly informed that this distinguished naturalist has 

 consented to accept an invitation to remain in this country in con- 

 nection with the scientific corps of Harvard College. Every scien- 

 tific man in America will be rejoiced to hear so unexpected a piece 

 of good news. — Silliman's Journal for Nov. 1847. 



METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS FOR NOV. 1847. 

 Chiswick. — November 1. Overcast : very fine : clear. 2 — 4. Foggy. 5. Densely 

 overcast : very fine. 6. Very fine : rain. 7. Cloudy. 8. Fine. 9. Exceedingly 

 fine: clear. 10, Frosty : fine : clear. 11. Fine- cloudy. 12, Rain: fine. 13. 

 Clear and fine : overcast. 14, Overcast : slight rain. 15. Fine. 16. Rain. 17. 

 Fine: clear : sharp frost. 18. Frosty : clear. 1 9. Frosty : hazy. 20. Dense 

 fog. 21. Foggy: hazy and damp. 22. Overcast : exceedingly fine. 23. Cloudy: 

 rain. 24. Very fine. 25. Cloudy. 26. Constant rain. 27. Foggy : rain. 28. 

 Overcast : rain : barometer very low. 29. Very fine. 30. Rain : cloudy and 

 mild. 



Mean temperature of the month 44°'61 



Mean temperature of Nov. 1846 43 "73 



Mean temperature of Nov. for the last twenty years 42 '88 



Average amount of rain in Nov 2*56 inches. 



Boston. — Nov. 1,2. Fine. 3, Foggy. 4,5. Cloudy. 6, Cloudy: rain p.m. 

 7 — 10. Fine. 11. Rainy. 12. Rainy: rain early a.m. l."?. Fine. 14. Fine: 

 beautiful morning. 15, 16. Cloudy. 17. Fine: at noon thermometer 43: 

 stormy P.M. 18. Fine: snow early a.m. : first ice this morning. 19. Fine. 20. 

 Foggy. 21. Cloudy. 22. Rain, 23, Rain: rain early a.m. 24. Fine. 25. 

 Windy : six o'clock p.m. therm. 52*5 : rain p.m. 26. Cloudy : three o'clock 

 p.m. therm. 48*0 : rain p.m. 27. Rain: rain p.m. : half-past six p.m. therm. 48. 

 28. Rain. 29. Fine. 30. Rain : rain early a.m. 



Sandwick Manse, Orkney. — Nov. 1. Cloudy: drops. 2, Cloudy: clear. 3. 

 Showers: clear. 4, Cloudy. 5. Rain. 6. Cloudy : drops. 7. Cloudy: rain. 

 8. Damp: rain: cloudy. 9. Showers: cloudy. 10. Showers. 11. Bright: 

 clear. 12. Clear. 13. Bright : damp. 14. Rain : cloudy. 15. Bright : showers. 

 16. Hail-showers. 17. Snow-showers: hail-showers. 18. Drizzle. 19. Drizzle: 

 cloudy: aurora. 20. Clear: cloudy. 21,22. Cloudy: rain. 23. Showers: 

 sleet-showers. 24. Bright : showers. 25. Cloudy : showers. 26. Showers : 

 cloudy. 27. Clear : frost : rain. 28. Clear : frost : cloudy : frost. 29. Bright : 

 cloudy, 30. Showers, 



Apjilegarlh Manse, Dumfries-shire. — Nov. 1. Showers: heavy rain a.m. 2. 

 Very fine. 3. Fair: frost a.m. 4, Dull: slight drizzle. 5, Threatening. 6. 

 Occasional showers. 7. Heavy rain. 8, Heavy rain : flood. 9, Fair and fine. 

 10. Dull A.M. : rain p.m, 11. Rain all day. 12, Rain a,m, : cleared. 13, Raw : 

 froat A.M, 14, Dull, but fine. 15. Showers a.m. : heavy p.m. 16. Fine a.m, : 

 showers p.m. 17. Frost: ice on pools. 18. Hard frost. 19. Dull: fair. 20. 

 Dull: slight drizzle. 21. Dull: rain i'.m. 22. Fine a.m.: rain p.m. 23, 24. 

 Jeavy showers. 25. Rain : heavy, 26. Fine a.m. : rain p.m. 27. Fine: frost 

 28. Frost : fair. 29. Rain early a.m. 30. Showery. 



Mean temperature of the month 45°"7 



Mean temperature of Nov. 1846 ., 44 '4 



Mean temperature of Nov. for twenty-five years 40 '4 



Rain in Nov. 1847 379 inches. 



Average rain in Nov. for twenty years 3'60 |, 



