ON FIVE BALLOON ASCENTS IN 1863. 487 
Taste V,. (continued.) 
TarrTEENTH ASCENT. 
Temperature of the Air. 
= Ascending. Descending. 
Height, in feet, 
above on mean . ee Caleu- 
level of the sea. |Between|q:44m.| Ob-_ |Adopted| lated ||Between!o:.ym-| Ob-_ |Adopted| Jated 
quiet Jrance. | geved | temp. efesh of qyat [stances] seed comp. fest of 
ance. ance. 
July 21. Out of ° ° ° ° ° ° 
pce cloud. 53°5 53°7| —o'2 53°5 53°6 —oy 
2800 6 |indense| 54°} 54°] °|/ FA [tmopen| 53°5 | 53°6 | —orx 
2600 S, |. fog. §4°O| 2 GEA Pe en yePRee 5 3°5 )153'S feos 
24.00 q In dry, | » 547) ©5552 |e = 94 acs SFO dhe 5 472 due Oz, 
2200 at bus. | 856). 55°7 een 54°5 | 54°6 | —ov1 
2000 a 56rr |. §6°3 | re he Ta, 2553 fh SE gaat o'2 
1800 = 56°6| 5770} —04]]  |eoud.| 55°7 | 55°6 | +o7x 
1600 A In cloue, 578 57°68 +o'2 B ee see oo 
14.00 By gf clonde SO e553 eee se ot SOE 1505 Wii sOr4. 
od gq. (ei) 592 )5 sgl reals 56°8 | 57°70 | —ov2 
1000 ‘ |Entered | Goro) §9°5| -o'5|| 58°0 | 57°7 | +0'3 
S50 a, : 60°3 60'1 | +o'2 a The bal/loon thien 
Goa = 60°5| 60°6| —orr 5 turned |to asce|nd. 
400 S 60°38} 612} —o4 5 
200 fy be 61°0| 61°6| —o°6 : 
° ae 614 62°1| —o'7 
34.00 : 95/4 ae 
3200 d | Fog.| 53°] 535] —o's|] Sf | Wet-| 52-4] sa: | tor 
3000 ee 542} 53°7| tos]! § | mg | sar] 5275 | —o4 
2800 oy 55°O| 540] +ro} aw fog. | 52°3 | 52°38 | —ors 
2600 g 542) 54°2 ie » SRM Cc ie Meter 
2400 Q 542! 544] —o72]| & 53°38 | 53°8 oro 
2200 Bs ak 54°) 546) —o'5|| w | Black | 54°9 | 54°4 | +0'5 
2000 2 Cloud.| 54:0) §4°9| —o'9 = |eloud.| 55°5 | 552 | -+0°4 
1800 = 54°9| 554] —o'5|| © 560 | 55°9 | +orx 
1600 es 56:0} 56:0 oo |} VE 56°6 | 56°6 oro 
1400 fo Oe |. 57P) 565 |i-o5 572) 574 | —o2 
1200 wn 57°5} 570) +04) 5 | pain | 581 | 58°5 | —ong 
1000 I 58°0 58:0 foe) 5 59°6 59°6 foyte} 
800 & esa Lf are : 61°8 | 61°8 o*0 
600 61°5 | 63°0 | —1°5 
Thebaljloon thjen 
turned jto ascend. 
1800 572| 57°2 ix) 581 | 58x o"o 
1600 STS. O18 ba ee 59°0 | 58°5 | +05 
1400 = sie 2 58'2| 58-2 oro sf Very 58'7 | 589 | —ov2 
1200 3 Ae Van 5910) ea g.e OO |) ore dank Wmeo9 + 594: ee) 
1000 Bag | Very | 60:0) 59°99] +o! » | ong.| 0 | 60°0 oro 
800 ga dark, | 61'0| 60°38} +o-2 be 159 61'°5 | 60°6 | +o'9 
600 ™, 61°5| 618) —0'3]| > 8 615 | 61x | +04 
400 a7 os Be so Be r 615 | 61:6 | —orx 
200 ie a se P | Rain.| 61°5 | 62:1 | —o°6 
o at be Be 61°5 | 62°7 | —1°2 
