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DR. R. ANGUS SMITH ON THE 



For the Lake of Geneva and the neighbouring Chambeisy> 

 his numbers are*: — 



Date. 



1826. 

 Dec. 29 .... 



1827. 



May 22 



July 2 



Aug. 9 



1828. 



Sept. 28 



Jan. 19 



July 7 



Aug. 12 



Aug. 26 



Sept. 26 



Sept. 26 



1829. 



Feb. 5 



March 7 



April 18 



July 7 



Julys 



Oct.* 13 



Oct. 13 



Time. 



Mid-day. 



ditto . 

 ditto . 

 ditto . 



ditto . 



Night.... 

 Mid-day. 



Night.... 

 Mid-day. 



Night , 



Mean 



Carbonic 



acid at 



Chambeisy. 



•0421 



•0540 

 •0523 

 •0521 



•0495 

 •0491 

 •0481 

 ■0408 

 •0422 

 •0414 

 •0493 



•0445 

 •0463 

 •0429 

 •0534 

 '0435 

 •0354 

 •0416 



•0460 



On the 

 Lake of 

 Geneva. 



•0385 



•0502 



•0578 

 •0542 



•0474 

 •0446 

 •0441 

 •0392 

 •0410 

 •0320 

 •0430 



■0476 



■0465 



•0422 



•051 



■0408 



•0342 



•0368 



•0439 



De Saussure found also more carbonic acid in the town of 

 Geneva than outside at Chambeisy. The numbers are — 



Date. 



1827. 

 Feb. 12 .... 

 May 22 .... 

 May 26 .... 

 Aug. 9 .... 



1828. 

 Jan. 28 .... 

 Feb. 19 .... 

 April 10.... 

 July 25 .... 

 July I .... 



Sept. 4 



Sept. 5 



Oct. I 



Oct. 2 



Time. 



Mid-day. 



Mid-night . 

 1 1 at night. 



At _ 

 Chambeisy. 



•0358 

 •0540 

 •0471 

 '04 5 3 



•0426 

 •0462 

 •0465 

 •0390 

 •0407 

 •0441 

 '0382 

 •0414 

 •0367 



Mean 



•0437 



In 

 Geneva. 



•0455 

 •0569 

 •0528 

 •0476 



•0427 



•0482 



•05 



•0445 



•0385 



•0439 



•0420 



•0423 



•0405 



•0468 



* Ann. de Ch. et de Ph. vol. xliv., 1830. 



