Miscellaneous Intelligence. 445 
2. Obituary. vie Dealiih r A. C. Perersen, (Astron. Jour., No. 68. 
—This eminent sasiaieniad has recently en his earthly labors, For 
many years he had been connected with the Observatory at Altona. 
His numerous contributions to the botreiiniaisat Nachrichten continued 
fallen upon Petersen. To him, in conjunction ri Preteenar Hansen, 
of Altona. And he possessed in a signal degree the ‘oie qualities of 
heart and soul which have endeared the weil of Schumacher to all 
who knew him. Warm hearted, unselfish, true, devoted to science, to 
duty, and to his friends, he has left a void which it will not be easy to fill.” 
V. MiscELLANEous INTELLIGENCE. 
1. seeaitns of ri Pt Observations a at Burtngton, yy “¢ 
in 1853; by Z. Tuompson.—Location, Lat. 44° 29’, ie & 
one ‘tile east of Lake Chattiplaie and 256 Py "ghee i or 246 ot 
above tide. 
1853. THERMOMETER. BAROMETER, 
Months, Mean. | Highest. |Lowest.| Range.| Mean. |Highest, | Lowest. | Range. 
° °o 
Jamary, . . |1963{ 45 |-11 | 56 | 2976 | 3045 | 2854] 1-91 
re eae i yea y ~10 57 29°68 | 30°13 | 2886 | 1:27 
.| March, ‘ 277 | 64 1 53 29°57 | 30-28 | 28°84 | 1: 
April, . 42:58 | 77 22 55 2963 | 3000 | 2870 | 1:30 
ay, -. 4) 66419 |. BT 27 60 2965 | 3008 | 29°38 
June, : 6727 | 94 48 51 29°72 | 30°02 | 2940 62 
July, > 6870 | 90 50 40 29°71 | 29°94 | 29°39 55 
¥ 6815 | 95 44 51 2965 | 29°90 | 29°28 62 
September, 59°48 | 93 30 63 29°10 | 2997 | 2910 87 
October, 47:02 | 170 23 47 29°67 | 30:14 | 29:09 | 105 
November, y+ ee 9 53 29°93 | 3050 | 29:09 | 141 
: 22°94 2 ~4 46 29°67 | 3001 | 2874] 127 
Annual mean, | 4521! 95 -11 '106 ' 2969 ' 3050 2854' 196 
___ 18538. WINDS, ATHER ow, | WATER 
N. IN.E. BE. ts. ®.) S. 1S. WOW, {N. Ww. Fair. | Cloudy. Inches. Inches, 
January, . 8/011} 101 1;T) S| 16°) 16 4 1-22 
February,. | 10} 2/1/4) 9) 0/0} 8] 18 | 15 29 3-94 
March, . . 4 POE i Gat wk! aoa Yo ent a 10 14 1-70 
OM a PO £84 Ok 2 ek 9 14 2°25 
me oroerae ty yy righ 111] ¢{ I 1. 18 0 | 395 
i, ee 5101/11/00] I6) 1/4] S| 2% 5 0 1-74 
gg: Rae 612)1 18) 5/2} 8] 2 4 0 312 
August, 8,10 15} 3/1} 2| 2 5 0 346 
September, | 11 SRR Cao: er eae eee 9 0 567 
ber, 2 1} 2] 12 6| 6] 20 11 4 3:04 
November, 81110] 2/11 2} 5} 15 15 4 217 
ber, TO) 7 VO} 2) 14) 211) 2) 4 14 8 079 
94 14 (8 !17 144° 18 Metae! 236 | 129 | 90 * $806 | 
Been Sk ane 
Ssoons 2 ee Vol. XVII, No. 51.—May, 1854, 
