Time of |Reading of 
observa- |the Barom. 
tion. 
A.M. 
ON EIGHT BALLOON ASCENTS IN 1862, 439 
Firrrn Ascent.—August 21 (continued). 
Height Temp. || Time of [Reading of| Height Temp. 
aliove the pane of the observa- |the atota, pete the oe ae Ge the 
reduced to} level of | % "2° | Dew- || tion. reduced to} level of "ia ©) Dew- 
32°F, the sea. ae point. A.M. 32° F, the sea. a point 
in. feet. é * hm _ si! in feet. ° ° 
17°60 14258 | 24°r |—12°5|| 6 24 | 22°23 8040 | 43°0 21'0 
17°62 | 14228 | 23°38 |—19°'7]| 25 0 22°65 7655 | 42:8 | 2071 
17°62 14228 23°38 |—17°7 25 30) 22°72 7573 43°5 20°5 
17°62 14228 | 23°0 |—17°0 27 0! 22°95 7293 | 44°5 19°6 
17°62 | 14228 | 23:1 |—20°5 27 30, 23°08 7141 | 44°2 22°0 
17°61 | 14243 | 22°5 |—17°6 28 0 23712 7094. | 43°0 25°8 
17°60 14258 | 23°0 |—24°3]/ 28 30) 23°11 7106 | 42°38 27°38 
17°62 | 14228 | 234 |—25°6|| 29 0| 23:20 7Oo1 | 43°0 30°2 
17°62 *| 14228 | 23:4 |—27°5|| 30 0 23°30 6884 | 43°0 ee a 
17°63 | 14213 | 23°5 |—27°4 31 0] 23°28 6907 | 42°70 38°7 
17°70 | 14108 | 24°2 |—29°0 3¥ 30}. 23°40 6767 | 42°5 39°2 
17990 | 13802 | 24°5 |—29°4 32 0] 23°50 6650 | 42-0 33°7 
17°95 | 13715 | 242 |—17°0|| 32 15) 23°60 6533. | 42°0 | 38°7 
810 | 13484 | 23°8 |—26°7|/ 33 0] 2400 | 6058 | 4r'5 | 3777 
18-11 13479 | 24°2 |—I9g°0 33 3°) 24°22 5819 | 41°8 37°3 
1815 | 13419 | 24°2 |—17°7 33 39) 24°50 5515 | 41°5 Sed 
18-23 | 13299 | 252 |—-173 34 0} 24°70 5298 | 422 | 37°9 
18°30 | 13194 | 252 |—11-2|| 35 0} 24°80 5189 | 43°5 | 38'0 
18°35 | 13119 | 25°2 |—13°1]] 36 0} 24°90 | 5080 | 44:2 | 37°5 
voy (12815) | 24°5 |—13°8 36 30] 24-92 5058 | 43°83 39°2 
19°07 | 12174 | 30°0 er 37 Ol 25226 4851 | 45-2 47-2 
Ig'll 12122 | 29°8 1°6 37 3°] 25°20 4745 | 45°0 38°9 
9°15 | 12070 | 27°8 18} 37.45) 25°30 | 4639 | 45°0 | 38:9 
19°28 Imgor | 27°5 |—12°6 38 0] 25-60 4320 | 46°0 40°0 
19°30 | 11875 | 27°38 |— 54]! 38 30) 25-92 3980 | 468 | 408 
19°30 | 11875 | 27°5 |—107]| 39 of 2615 | 3751 | 47°8 | 41°6 
19°30 | 11875 | 27°38 |— 44) 40 o| 26-40 3502 | 48-2 42°6 
19°65 11420 | 31°5 4°5 41 0} 26-60 3300 | 49°5 44°7 
19°80 | 11225 | 32°0 3-8 42 0} 26°80 3186 | 50° 45°5 
20°05 10871 | 33°38 173 42 15} 27°00 2872 51°0 453 
zo'20 | 10688 | 34°5 14°7 43 0| 27°20 2673 | 51°5 44°38 
20°30 | 10566 | 36-5 160 44 0} 27°70 2177 | 15375 46°7 
20°80 9936 | 37°0 18-1 45 9] 27°98 1898 | 54°5 48°0 
21°00 9650 | 37°0 18-7 45 30] 28:20 1684. | 5575 48°6 
21°70 8810 | 41°5 18'0 46 0} 28:40 1489 | 56°0 47°38 
22°20 8196 | 43°5 18°7 || 7 10 oO} 29°42 513 | 61°8 51'r 
Srxra Ascent.—September 1. 
p {| P.M. 
29°78 250 | 63°0 | 57°3 | 5 5 30] 26°46 3408 | 49°2 40°1 
29°78 250 | 63°38 | 565 | 6 30) 26-41 3458 | 49°5 | 39°8 
29°78 250 650 | 55°5 8 0} 26-41 3458 | 49°5 | 385 
Jobe 270 | 64°0 | 5673 9 oO] 26°50 3368 | 49°8 33°2 
29°65 320 | 63°0 | 51°9 Io of 26°55 3318 | 50°0 39°3 
29°20 720) ') 61°E) | 6275 IO 30} 26°51 3358 | 50°0 39°3 
28°90 996 | 5972 | 503 II 30} 26°31 | 3560 | 50°0 39°33 
28°55 TS9Z0 (0572 Aegis 13 0} 26°19 3680 |} 48:8 37°8 
28°00 1868 | 55:72 | 47°8 15 0} 26°19 3680 | 492 38°6 
27°65 2214 | 542 | 481 || 16 0 26°25 3620 | 49°2 38°4 
27°21 2654 | 52°2 | 46°7 17 0} 26°29 3580 | 49°2 38°6 
26°92 | 2940 | 51°5 | 44-0 1g 0} 26°28 3599 | 488 | 37-0 
26°91 POS ON S59 5 | 4357 20 a} 26°29 3583 | 47°8 37°3 
26°78 | 3080 | 50°0 | 42°8 23 0} 25°95 | 3937 | 472 | 38:3 
26°69 | 3170 | 50°0 | 42°8 23 30) 25°91 3977 | 472 | 364 
26°61 3257 | 49°5 | 43°3 24 0 25°90 | 3987. | 47:0 | 366 
26°60 3268 | 49°2 | 42°6 25 OO} 25°90 3987 | 47°72 37'2 
