ON FIVE BALLOON ASCENTS IN 18638. 
Balloon Ascent, from the Crystal Palace, July 11, 1863. 
mometers (free). 
Diff. |Dew-point. 
° ° 
73 47°9 
JO 49°0 
770° 501 
79 49°6 
8°5 49°5 
8-0 50°4 
80 50°4 
8°5 50°6 
var | 51°5 
79 grr 
8°5 50°2 
77 50°r 
73 50°4 
TF 50,1 
8*o 50°4. 
79 50°6 
8-2 50°3 
82 50°3 
8:2 50°0 
84 49°9 
82 50°0 
roo | 47°9 
10'S 47°0 
10°5 47'0 
9°5 48°3 
9°3 48°4 
8'9 48°8 
25 50°8 
8'o 50°4. 
79 5°°9 
77 51°6 
‘4 8°3 50°4 
77 51°6 
8°3 50°4 
8°38 49°0 
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f 82 . 
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8. 
Negretti 
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Zambra’s 
Gridiron 
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10. 
(12) Over Epsom Downs. 
(14) Sand out. 
(16) Sand out. 
(19) Sand out. 
fine view ; crossing high road. 
(21) A very 
4 (23) Faint gleams of sun. 
Dry and Wet Thermometers (aspirated). 
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13. 
Dew-point. 
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14, 
455 
Hygrometers, 
Daniell’s. | Regnault’s, 
Dew-point. | Dew-point. 
5370 
525 
SONS 
515 
50°8 
OSS 
52°0 
59°5 
5°19 
49°5 
50°0 
50°0 
5°75 
51°0 
50°0 
50°0 
15. 16. 
(13) About five miles from Reigate. 
(15) Close to Grand Stand on Epsom Downs. 
(17) Crystal Palace and Shooter’s Hill visible. 
(18) The two towers of the Crystal Palace not quite in a straight line with us. 
(20) Near Reigate. 
(22) Sun seen faintly. 
