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«1746. June 1. A considerable aurora; began a60tit 10, P. M. 
I watched it till 12. A uniform brightness (without any black cloud 
for a base) from northwest to northeast, about 30° high. Striz reach- 
‘ed up to the pole; those that were more permanent moved very sen- 
sibly to the west ; 5 many appeared and disappeared in two or 
three hours, only of a pale whiteness without any colors. At mid- 
night it seemed to be almost over. This was seen in Canada. See 
Mem. Acad. 1747, p. 473 
it; it did great damage at Cambridge, blowing down fences, barns, 
roofs of houses, &c. The barometer lower than I ever saw it—viz. 
28.7 in? It was lowest at noon, and then the storm began to abate, 
“and it presently cleared up. They had a violent storm at southwest 
the night before in South Carolina.* a 
“1755. Nov. 18. “A violent earthquake. It began 11’ after 4 in 
the morning ; [my clock, which was set right the noon before, was 
stopped by it at 11’ 35’.] It lasted at least four minutes. At 5h. 
29’ the same morning, was another small shock. Evening, ye 224, 
at 8h. 271’, another. 
“1756. Dec. 19. Another small earthquake exactly at 10, P.M. 
“ July 4. At 6, P. M. a violent hurricane at Jamaica on Long Isl- 
and. The barometer was then lower than it had been for five weeks 
before, and the day before it was higher; the fall in about 36h. being 
the range in the whole month of July, and greater than in the month 
of June. See the weather in the diary. 
“ Nov. 16. About 4, A. M. a small earthquake, which seemed not 
to last above 2’. All I perceived was the rattling of the window 
shutters by my bed’s head. The sky was covered. Little or no wind. 
‘The weather moderate. It was more sensibly perceived in some 
ber, small ones ;. 12th November, a great one, very bright from ee 
west to northeast. I saw streamers up to the pole, and hea 
up to the zenith. It lasted bright all night. 13. Next night a § 
one. So that it probably lasted all Sunday. 
“July 8. Exactly at 2th. P. M. a considerable earthquake, though 
but of short duration. The day was fair and hot, and there was" 
brisk gale at southwest. July 29, noon, a violent shock at Barb 
does, but no damage.t ; 
“ Aug. 13. Evening, Aurora borealis. None for 4 great while 
before.”’ pommeeetaTyT 
* The last sentence is an after note. t Ib. 
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