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Notices of Boohs. 



[July 



From the 4th number of the Journal we have extracted the account 

 of the Proceedings of the Anniversary Meeting of the Roj^al Asiatic 

 Society for 1S35, together with the Annual Report of the Council, 

 which will be found in their proper place. These documents will 

 afford the members of the Madi as branch of the Society, and the read- 

 ers of this Journal generally, an insight into the objects, plans and 

 operations of the Parent Society, which we hope may be productive of 

 some benefit to oriental literature and science, by stimulating indivi- 

 duals, who are present here on the spot, to follow up the views of those 

 who, in distant England, are so energetic and zealous in the cause. 

 The Appendix to the Transactions contains a paper by Mr. Golding- 

 ham, late of the Madras Observatory, entitled Results of Meteorolo- 

 gical Inquiries made at Madras, a brief analysis of which, as possess- 

 ing local interest, we submit to our readers. 



It is not generally known that two thick folio volumes were published 

 several years ago, entitled Madras Observatory Papers, containing the 

 results of some of Mr. Goldingham' s labours, while Astronomer at our 

 then ill-appointed Observatory. More than ordinary care seems to 

 have been devoted to the registry of meteorological observations, the 

 details of which, extending through a period of thirty years, were 

 printed in the above named publication. From these voluminous de- 

 tails the results have been lately condensed by Mr. Goldingham, and 

 submitted in the shape above mentioned to the Royal Asiatic Society. 



The first result offered by Mr. Goldingham is the hours of the day 

 at which the Barometer arrives at the maximum and minimum as de- 

 rived from hourly observations made in the year 1823— they are as fol- 

 lows : — 



Maximum. Minimum. 

 From observations^ ^ ^ ^ ^ 



six'mlnths ™' 10a ' m - and A °* 8r - M ' 5 - 33p - M - and 3. 83a.m. 



From observations 1 



during the last > 10. 14a.m 10.6p.m. 5.42p.m 4.38a.m. 



six months ) 



The near agreement of these results for the first six months compared 

 with those for the last six months of the year, tends to shew that the 

 cause is a constant one in direction, and for the amount of effect we 

 find the following : — 



First Last 

 six months. six months, 

 h. h. in. in. 



The Barometer varies from 10 a. m. to 5 p.m. 0,078 0,080 

 „ 5 p.m. to 10 p.m. 0,060 0,066 

 „ 10 p.m. to 4 a.m. 0,033 0,032 

 „ 4 a. m. to 10 a. m. 0,054 0,040 



