ON EIGHT BALLOON ASCENTS IN 1862. 
Crystal Palace, July 30, 1862. 
395 
esr Dry and Wet Thermometers (aspirated). Hygrometers. 
an ee 
= Daniell’s. | Regnault’s, 
Diff. |Dew-point. pace Dry. Wet Diff. |DewW-point. h ; 
meter. Dew-point. | Dew-point, 
° ° Foe ° ° ° ° ° ° 
57 32°9 
58 32°4 
6-4 313 
a8 29'0 
5s 31°8 Heed dee sodas RASC. | asses 32°0 
57 Bee eopives: (i, | codstar- | | cosets | | seceee Sannea 32°0 
63 oe Vy eo Besa | | caver | | coches Ayo | i ae : 31°8 
56 324 
6°5 32°5 
6°3 B27 =| Bases P| b sakteuey’ || ( essccens| 4 oschaee MM caeces 31'0 
6°4. 32°8 aieaes wuytdess, | becadtar+ |) acasaeteey “eases. 32°0 
oe) 34°3 
4°7 36-2 
5°5 354 
50 Baa Wl)  <eeeetd fil | csdsist:,| | sedevas- | coanswie || — daseon 39°70 
4°3 PE NMeE eee TM Eescsses | | oosesc. | Panes aes 40°0 
50 38°6 
4°7 39°5 
41 417 
78 Bie 4) Sis eben’ ageaare'|| Traesear eoeee 42°5 
9°8 417 
115 474 
Wolverhampton, August 18, 1862. 
~ oo Ee ane 65°0 Ib OI 75 514. 
68-0 60°5 75 54°6 55°0 53°9 
i Pa den 56'0 53°2 2°4. 50°6 sadaps 48°5 
sere Stews 48:0 44°1 3°9 39°8 37°0 362 
i. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 
P a In car of balloon before starting. 
_ (9) Wind N.N.E. ; left the earth at 15 2™ 385. 
(10) In cumulus cloud. 
(11) Lost sight of earth. 
(12) Sun glorious and beautiful indeed; deep blue sky. 
Pla} Over railway ; exceedingly beautiful. 
14) Going towards Birmingham ; over Black Country. 
(8) In car of balloon. 
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