relating to Atmospherical Electricity. 
243 
Days. 
Wind, j 
Barom. 
Ther. 
1 
Sparks. 
Pos. 
Neg. 
Oct. 3 
Inches. 
0 
' 
at a very great height. However, this 
electric charge continued in the rod un- 
til seven o’clock P.M. when a shower 
of rain fell, and the pith balls now 
closed, and opened negative : a tact 
which has not happened for eight days. 
After the rain had ceased, the electri- 
city became again positive. 
SE 
29.80 
6 3 
O 
pos. 
A wet morning, the air moist, and a 
weak electricity. 
4 
NE 
29.90 
5 6 
small 
pos. 
A very moist air. Half after ten o’clock, 
fell a heavy rain, which continued 
three hours. Its electricity was positive, 
but not strong. 
5 
SW 
30. 2 
58 
small 
pos. 
A foggy damp morning. The rod has 
been electrified very near all this day. 
A heavy cloudy morning. Two o’clock 
P.M. the clouds float in the air lower 
than in the morning; and the rod is 
electrified negatively. Four o’clock, a 
heavy black cloud passed the rod, by 
which it was strongly electrified, but 
still negative, and continued so a full 
hour. During this time there were se- 
veral sudden jerks exhibited by the 
pith balls. Near sunset the balls 
closed, and opened positive, and re- 
mained so. In the east part of Kent, 
some lightning and thunder this day. 
6 
s 
29.85 
60 
strong 
neg. 
7 
s 
29.85 
61 
0 
pos. 
— 
A.M. the weather mild and fair. 
8 
N 
29.85 
54 
small 
— 
neg. 
By the night bottle : by the rod positive. 
9 
N 
2Q.QO 
5 2 
0 
pos. 
— 
A.M. Perfectly fine weather. 
10 
W 
3 C. 4 
4 2 
0 
pos. 
— 
The electricity constant this day. 
1 1 
SW 
3°. 8 
39 
small 
pos. 
— 
The rod electrified all this day. 
12 
SW 
29.86 
5 6 
small 
pos. 
A little after six o’clock A.M. I found 
the rod electrified, but rather weaker 
than when I left it last night. The 
weather cloudy, with a thick moist air. 
One o’clock P.M. fell a sudden shower 
of rain ; the electricity now changed to 
negative, with small sparks. 
13 
w 
29.75 
5° 
small 
pos. 
A little after six o’clock A.M. I found 
the rod electrified positively. A warm 
mizzling rain and moist air. Ten 
o’clock P.M. balls open two inches. 
H 
w 
29.80 
61 
0 
pos. 
— 
Six o’clock A.M. balls open half an inch 
IS 
w 
3 °- 
59 
small 
pos. 
— 
positive. 
A M. Fair weather, and strong gales of 
wind. 
