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divided by io, the Funnel which catches the Rain 
being fo much bigger in Surface, than that of the Vef- 
lei which receives the Rain from it. 
That from Souths ick near Oundle in North amp’ 
tonjhire , by George Lynne , Efq$ contains the Height 
of the Barometer once a Day, and the Winds, the 
Steadinefi and Strength of which is likewife mark'd 
with proper Marks and Figures. Obfervation is made 
of the upper and under Currents of the Air, when it 
fo happen'd. The Thermometer is mark'd twice a 
Day; the Weather often, both by Day and Night’s 
the Rain from time to- time, and the Quantity of each 
particular Shower often fet down by itielf, with fome 
other mifcellaneous Obfervations, as Haloes, Thun- 
der- ftorms, and fudden Changes of Wind, He 
takes Notice of his Thermometer being placed in an 
Out-houfe expos'd to the Air, but fereen'd from the 
Sun, which is a proper Precaution in ufing that Inftru- 
ment. The remarkable Rifes and Fails of the Mer- 
cury are alfo mark'd with proper Marks s which Me- 
thod would be ufeful in the other Columns alfo, for 
Comparifon of Diaries, if fome certain Rule were 
agreed on. 
That from Kent , 1 6 Miles South Eaft from Lory 
den y gives an Account of the Barometer once a Day,, 
fometimes twice or thrice, with the Hour of each 
Obfervation, and the Winds, Weather, and Rain, the 
Proportion of which for every Day, is given at the 
End of each Month. There is alfo a feparate Column * 
for the Height of the Clouds, which he divides into 
three Orders; and where there are two Orders at a 
Time, they are both noted s as alfo when any of them 
move with different Velocities or Dire&ions, which 
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