ON NINE BALLOON ASCENTS IN 1863 AND 1864. 



Balloon Ascent, from Wolverhampton, September 29, 1863. 



213 



mometers (free). 



Diff. 



I'S 

 I-I 



0-9 



o'S 

 07 

 07 

 0-6 

 vo 



°"5 

 I'l 

 1-6 

 ^•5 



2"2 

 27 

 31 



22 



27 



4'5 

 4-2 



SI 

 4-0 



47 

 S'° 

 S-5 

 5-9 

 4' 5 

 4-2 

 3-6 

 4-3 



49 

 6-1 



6-2 

 6-5 

 77 

 8-2 



95 



80 



7-5 

 5-0 



8. 



Dew-point, 



7-2 

 6-9 

 •/•8 

 8-9 

 6-4 

 8-8 

 3-6 



- 0-5 



- 8-4 



- 6-0 

 - 10-4 

 -i3'o 



- 47 



- 17 



- 4-0 



- 60 



- 87 

 -14-4 



- 99 

 -13-9 



- 6-1 



- 5-5 



- 4-0 



- 6-9 



- 59 

 8-2 



15-5 

 24-9 



24- 1 



23-8 



22-5 

 249 

 246 

 23-8 

 237 

 26-8 



31-2 

 32-3 



397 



Gridiron 

 Thermo- 

 meter. 



11-5 



i'3-8 

 13-5 



17-5 



Dry and Wet Therms, (aspirated). 



Dry. 



29-0 

 31-5 



Wet. 



Diff. 



Dew- 

 point. 



Hygrometers, 



Daniell's. 

 Dew-point. 



3-0 

 2'0 



8-0 

 8-0 



7-0 



- 3"° 



- 6-0 



5° 



-- 5-0 



Delicate 



Regnaulfs. 1^'?;=''™*'* 

 Bulb Ther- 



_ . ^ mometer. 



Dew-point. 



25*0 



25-0 



9. 



10. 



11. 



12. 



13. 



14. 



1.5. 



16. 



I2'0 

 17-1 



189 

 18-9 

 152 

 15-0 

 17-2 



17-5 

 i9'o 



21-0 



25-2 



27'0 



28-5 



29 5 



30'o 



31-9 



39"o 

 391 



49-2 

 49-0 

 53-0 



17. 



(12) The readings of the actinometer increased 20 divisions in one minute in full ravs of 

 the sun. j-^ "'■ 



(13) Packed up Aneroid Barometer ; trees are bending before the wind ; there seems to 

 be a gale below. 



(14) Packed up DanieU's Hygrometer ; the reading of the actinometer increased 25 div 

 ^^ /^rs ^V^^^^' ^"'^ ^^^^^ ^5 divisions in one minute ; can hear the barking of a doff 



(15) The wmd rough. ^' 



oJ'^f^ F^'^^^^ "P ^^ ^^^ instruments; on the ground at Temple Bruer, 6 miles from 

 Bieatora. (17) The increase of the actinometer in one minute was 48 diTisions 



