Miscellaneous Intelligence. 459 
VI. Miscettaneous INTELLIGENCE. 
1. Meteorological Observations at Burlington, Vt.; by Z. Tuomp- 
Son.—Mr. Thompson adds the following to his paper at p. 385. List 
of the appearances of the Aurora Borealis observed at Burlington i 
1852 : 
Jan. 19, distinct arch and streamers; 21, part of anarch inthe N.E.; 
age auroral light; 25, ibid. ; 26, ibid. 
vertex of one being about 8° and the other 18° hig 
Feb. 19, very splendid aurora, appeared soon afier sunset, at first in 
the form of an arch, spanning the heavens from N. W. to 8. E. and 
passing 8° or 10° S. W. of the zenith, the northwestern position being 
Strongly tinged with red and umber. At the vertex of the arch, there 
was the appearance of radiation. ‘The meteor continued moving and 
flashing over the northern half of the heavens during the whole night, 
and was visible till nearly sunrise the next morning. 27, two distinct 
arches with streamers. 
ch 7. Meteor moderate—no distinct arch; 10, meteor faint 5 
16, aurora very bright but low in N.; 19, aurora borealis low in N.; 
20, ibid. 
April 8, aurora borealis faint; 13, aurora very bright in the N.; 
14, ibid. ; 17, faint; 20, ibid. . ote 
ay 3, aurora borealis faint; 5, ibid.; 8, ibid.; 9, ibid.; 14, ibid. ; 
18, distinct arch. 
une 11, aurora borealis very splendid—motions exceedingly rapid ; 
16, aurora glow with streamers. es 
July 5, aurora, with faint streamers; 12, auroral arch 15° in N. at 
P.M 
Aug. 10, aurora borealis faint; 11, ibid. in N. E. ade 
Sept. 6, aurora borealis broad arch—vertex of the under margin 11 
high at 9 p. o., and well defined; 17, aurora arch about 8° high from 
7 re P.M.; 18, slight aurora borealis. 
ct. 5 and 6, slight aurora borealis. 
Nov. 11, splendid aurora borealis from 7 to9 p.m. At 83h. “nn 
archés, one @5? and the other 30° high under the N. pole, with short 
Streamers under the lower arch. At9, very — streamers in N. E., 
ec. 8, slight aurora in N.E. . : 
Endl ines.—A chart of isothermal lines accom- 
2 Chart of Tsothermal Lines. W. Hopkins’s paper on Changes 
of Climate, especially the part from pages 72 to 86. his chart is 
through those points Y 
for Santini’ and so o South of the equator, the lines are the same, 
but are twice nearer, the temperatures differing by 43° F. 
