ON FIVE BALLOON ASCENTS IN 1863. 51l 
At 5° 19™ 30° p.m., at 3220 feet. Gas thick and opaque. 
At 5" 26™ 30° p.m., at 1793 feet. Gas beautifully clear, so that the netting 
can be seen through the balloon. 
At 5" 34™ 15° p.m., at 1960 feet. Gas thick and opaque. 
MisceLLANEOUS OBSERVATIONS. 
March 31. 
At 4° 24™ p.m., at 5296 feet. London looks beautiful; Isle of Dogs 
visible at about the distance of one mile. 
At 4" 46™ 30° p.m., at 16,669 feet. The sun’s shape well defined as re- 
flected in the water; St. Katherine’s Docks apparently 10 miles distant ; 
the Crystal Palace apparently nearly under us. 
At 4" 50™ p.m., at 18,304 feet. The earth looks beautiful; the mouth of 
the Thames appears almost under us ; the coast is visible to Dover; can see 
Brighton and the sea beyond. 
At 4" 52™ p.m., at 17,400 feet. Just over Isle of Dogs; the Royal Ob- 
servatory visible; the Green Man Hotel, Blackheath, distinct; can see the 
rippling of the water below Putney Bridge. 
At 5" 4" p.m., at 18,293 feet. Apparently over the Isle of Dogs. 
At 5' 8™ 50° p.m., at 19,197 feet. Apparently-over Victoria Docks. 
At 5" 26" p.m., at 22,068 feet. Mouth of the Thames visible, and the 
coast is clear to Yarmouth. 
_ At 5" 34" p.m., at 15,149 feet. The Thames and éountry visible for miles. 
At 5° 45™ p.m., at 16,080 feet. Chelmsford in sight. 
At 5" 46™ p.m., at 16,080 feet. East coast clear ; Ipswich in sight. 
At 5° 52™ p.m., at 15,630 feet. Darkness is creeping over the earth. 
At 6" 24™ p.m., at 1260 feet. Over Romford or Ilford. 
At 6" 25™ 30° p.m., at 893 feet. Packed up the instruments in a hurry. 
April 18. 
At 1" 21™ 10° p.m., at 4392 feet. Crystal Palace and grounds well seen. 
At 1° 33™ p.m., at 12,970 feet. Balloon full. 
At 1" 48™ p.m., at 18,886 feet. The largest field appears to be three 
inches square; lowered the grapnel. 
At 2" 31™ 30° p.m., at 23,324 feet. Looked atthe sun with red, blue, and 
yellow glass for anything like prominences ; edge without appendages of any 
kind. 
June 26, 
At 2" 20" 20° p.m., at 9148 feet. Two canals in sight; straight for many 
miles. 
July 11. 
At 5" 36™ p.m., at 2332 feet. Over Epsom Downs. 
At 5" 37™ p.m., at 2469 feet. About five miles from Reigate. 
At 5" 39™ p.m., at 2424 feet. Sand out. 
At 5" 43™ 308 p.m., at 2488 feet. The two towers of the Crystal Palace 
not quite in a straight line with us. 
At 5" 45™ p.m., at 2488 feet. Sand out. 
At 5" 49™ p.m., at 2820 feet. Near Reigate. 
At 5"51™ p.m., at 2762 feet. A very fine view; crossing high road. 
At 6" 4" p.m., at 3250 feet. Sand out. 
