: ON EIGHT BALLOON ASCENTS IN 1862. 429 
Balloon Ascents. Crystal Palace, September 8, 1862. 
mometers (free). Mesrets Dry and Wet Thermometers (aspirated). Hygrometers. 
an puted Pek ele 
Zambra’s 
‘di Daniell’s. |Regnault’s. 
Diff. |Dew-point. oo Dry. Wet. Diff. |Dew-point. pa ce 
meter. Dew-point. | Dew-point. 
° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° — 
I0'o 38°0 wecsed escwae eeeee cevaeere HY atieos “ 42°0 
9:5 40°5 
10°5 40°3 
113 35°9 
113 35°9 
me | 35°9 
92 38°4 
64. 41°6 
38 442 
3°3 44°9 
3°3 449 
a7) 45:7 
coe | 477 
14 48°4 
5 | 47° 
aor | 46°38 
370 46°5 
20 | 4975 
275 | 45:5 
2°5 50°! 
233 512 
i | 53°0 
12 53°7 
ct 54°71 
I'l 54°1 
13 54°3 
13 54°7 
1-2 54°9 
me | §5°3 
8. ye 10. Vijie 12. 13. 14, 15. 16. 
(11) Just in cloud again. 
(12) In cloud, sky bluish above ; hear sounds below ; white mist. 
(13) In cloud; gas very clear. (14) Fields visible on the earth. 
(15) Shouting. (16) Cumulus scud below us. 
(17) Saw embankment of London and Chatham Railway. 
(18) A fine white cloud seemed to be resting on the Thames ; Crystal Palace visible. 
(19) Over Jorden’s Wood, near Bexley. (20) Over ploughed fields. 
(21) Gun and shouting heard. (22) Gravesend and the Nore in sight. 
(23) Near Dartford. 
