relating to Atmofpherlc Electricity. 
205 
Days. ! Wind. I 
- ! ; - 4 r ' 
>arom. Ther. Sparks. ' Pof. h 
Teg. 
1790 1 
Jan. 1 
2 
I 
sw 
nches. j 
29.90 ; 
0 
35 
0 
pof. 
— 1 
3 oth A.M. and P.M. pofitive. 
s 
3 ° - 3 ° 1 
3 6 
fmall 
pof. 
— 1 
\11 day. 
3 
4 
s 
2Q.q8 1 
46 
O 
pof. 
— 1 
\ll the day, by a fog. 
w 
30.20 S 
43 
fmall 
pof. 
• — i 
(\11 the day, and bright fparks feveral 
times to-day. 
5! 
N 
30.25 
45 
fmall 
pof. 
All the day, with fine fparks. 
6 : 
SE 
30.19 
41 
O 
pof. 
A.M. 
7! 
W 
30.40 
41 
fmall 
pof. 
A.M. weather dry and foggy. 
81 
w 
30.45 
36 
fmall 
pof. 
Nearly all day in charge. 
9! 
E 
30.20 
3 6 
0 
pof. 
A.M. balls open near one inch. 
10 
SE 
30.24 
39 
O 
pof. 
— 
A.M. and P.M. 
1 1 
S 
3 ° 11 
4 1 
O 
pof. 
P.M. 
12 
W 
30.20 j 
45 
O 
— 
Weak figns. 
13 
14 
SW 
s 
3°-34 
29.95 
42 
49 
O 
fmall 
pof. 
neg. 
A.M. 
A.M. a fmall rain, by which the rod 
was eledtrified negatively. 
*5 
16 
NW 
SW 
29.91 
29-95 
43 
42 
O 
fmall 
pof 
pof. 
- — 
A.M. 
A.M. weather very mild and fair. 
17 
N 
30. 28 1 
40 
0 
pof. 
— 
A M. j 
18 
NE 
30.20 ; 
39 
0 
pof. 
— 
A.M. and P.M, 
19 
E 
3 °- 1 3 i 
33 
0 
pof. 
- — 
A.M. and P.M... 
20 
SE 
30.24! 
32 
fmall 
pof. 
— 
A.M. 
21 
22 
E 
W 
30.40 
3 °- 3 . 8 
3 1 
35 
fmall 
fmall 
pof. 
pof. 
— 
A.M. and P M. 
All the day, from a fog. The ftrength 
of the eledtric charge in the rod was 
much governed by the occafional in- 
tenfity of the fog; fbr as one abated 
in firength fo did the other, and the 
contrary. At ten o’clock P.M. Ire-, 
ceived bright fparks at the ball L. 
23 
W 
3°-3 3 
40 
fmall 
pof. 
Seven o’clock A.M. I found the rod 
eledlrified, fufficiently firong to emit 
vifible fparks, and often afterwards 
the fame day. 
24 
25 
J w 
; NE 
20 .i6 
30.11 
46 
42 
fmall 
fmall 
pof. 
neg. 
A.M. 
There was a moderate fnower of ram 
this morning, by which the rod was 
eledtrified negatively. 
2t 
> W 
30. 2 
40 
0 
pof. 
, — 
1 A.M. balls open from two to feven 
27 
2^ 
1 W 
5 s 
29.30 
29.50 
1 4a 
1 44 
0 
fmall 
pof, 
pof, 
i — 
J tenths of an inch. 
A.M. at noon fell a fmall rain, which 
| was. void of eledtricity. Near ten[ 
Jan.. 
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