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ON EIGHT BALLOON ASCENTS IN 1862, 397 
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Balloon Ascents. Wolverhampton, August 18, 1862. 
mometers (free). pe Dry and Wet Thermometers (aspirated). Hygrometers. 
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Zambra’s Daniell’s. | Regnault’s, 
Diff. | Dew-point. cei Dry. Wet. Diff. |Dew-point. 
meter. Dew-point. | Dew-point. 
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Meee sft) asthe . 45°7 
5°5 32°0 
6°5 29°2 AGRO sssecet st oscscst ili cusccseed|beleelene 30° 
55 | 286 | gors 
seseee | eeeees 38°5 
51 24°9 
4°5 24°8 
7 22°2 
6:0 28°6 ADUSEOA ccavesd =! -cochon -$}: | ebnecnboribulsaeane 22° 25°0 
7-0 PE MET |) wsoadeP Mh csesee: <I) cbenee Bale veanees 240 
seeees eaves 45'0 
67 32°0 
eceee . eons 45°8 
6°7 33° 
eG cree wasnca et sessce-+ |) secesth@l) Dtendeo foe Cesc 30°5 
5°5 41°8 EUCOMO) ciedets Cf) asene) 2 fl seseckOl Milanese «Kt. fsesoee 340 
52 40°6 AGRZEST YS wener Ul censec iif = saeeb) A hl Cromesien 35°5 35°0 
6:0 PMH Saisie Eh cecost SL aleesctP el henrane fa Sakecse 36°6 
eenee Waemet EE isceseee tt, aacata *") secoue Gf seven lw tesecsa [BE ‘encene 36°0 
meeee é Post aeptee desegé acai diasisk Seta A caste 39°70 
6-3 44°8 
6°5 44°6 BT OP lcendest WN], deseverc| aersedt | N'evoues UE) Sebeabe 37°5 
6°5 45°7 
69 | 459 | 53°5 
SUE eatraer | cancer” i) weveds MPC ePRAMIHT despeereu fuk vorese | te - Sebeek 43°5 
6°5 Ae UE caer tll dacedathAth aeueaeerMt: ldverce OA-- evesee 46°0 
74 47°1 
75 AOR NE cate?’ | | ‘cess WPAN) Gaccrss Pehl devescitedtr ceanes 47°8 47°2 
570 49°6 560 
43 45°0 55°0 
3°7 ASEAN “cotden> ||) ‘sawabech"| . Soestewenph ccerevavndie sccdeons WW) Matecte 40°0 
3°72 ey ll octecek’ Il) -concse’ 7) seas WM deescole o[C recenan 42°0 
ME cewere’ | seccve™” | coctue ©] evened of) coveect= ibs ovceee fle “ejvnses 39°5 
Gewese ih) erste! | cesves 50°0 46°5 3°5 4258) Ne Beredon 39°0 
teeeee Seteee 54°38 
-oacocueel | MRSS | ne 5272 46°3 54 413 Consee 39°0 
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z 8. ae 10. ie 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 
(11) The sun shining on shades of Dry and Wet Bulb; valve opened; beautiful resonant sound. 
(12) Aspirator difficult to work. (13) Clouds very beautiful. (14) Warm to sense. 
(15) About midway between Wolverhampton and large town,? Walsall. 
(16) Balloon collapsed. (17) Shouting below, thinking we are de- 
_ scending ; a reservoir in sight. (18) Shaded the instruments. 
(19) Protected the Dry Bulb from influence of sun; sand out ; shouting. 
(20) Beautiful prismatic colours round the balloon’s shadow; passing along high road to 
Birmingham. (21) Bell heard in Birmingham very distinctly. 
(22) Sand out. (23) Cumuli same height as car. 
