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‘Balloon Ascents. Wolverhampton, August 18, 1862. 
_ mometers (free). Negrtl Dry and Wet Thermometers (aspirated). Hygrometers. 
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Zambra’s . 
aa Daniell’s, | Regnault’s. 
Diff. | Dew-point. sat aie Dry. Wet. Diff. |Dew-point. : oe i 
meter. Dew-point. | Dew-point. 
° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° 
13°7 14°4 40°7 
45 | 144 
6°5 36°7 
Sper |e sccsse |i ., Pie Goons Seaute SEADOC sess seated 33°6 
Mere caetem a docks |. doaccc tv ideases” Po needee foe) 
10°0 33°6 
See a errr 50°0 
65 | 405 
41 43°9 
2°3 44°8 51°5 
I'o 48°9 
Reams fl isecud 67°0 
Crystal Palace, August 20, 1862. 
6:2 Bere Pe cate |! dacese decreas} deccet he cactie 55°5 
5°7 55°9 
5°5 56'0 
LW 54°8 
56 | 543 
AT, Wi 
Ae 33.3 
6'0 52°5 
5°7 52°7 a 
58 52°3 
53 517 
55 RM Mestad assseo | euitescen 2 | asssesh, Vy, coemes 52°1 
43 50°5 
44 49°I 
32 isha 4) Ssjochs ial peveceeacme a Ne certo Wmmercrer | et 51°5 
a5 49°2 , 
a 49°71 
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8. a 10. 11. 12. 13. 14, 15. 16. 
(12) People approaching in different directions. 
(13) Grapnel touched the earth. (14) Car touched the earth. 
(15) Cheering from below. (16) Misty. (17) Over Palace Gardens. 
18) Counted ten carriages in train on Brighton Railway. 
19) Train on Beckenham line, twelve carriages, tank engine. 
