AT NIGHT, FROM THE EARTH, ETC 
Table (Continued). 
137 
Excess of the reading of the thermometer in air above that placed 
Clouds. 
Wind. 
— 
a 
c 
-5 
e 
o 
~o 
z 
> 
On blue cotton wool 
on grass. \ 
On blue cotton wool 
on raised board. 
On white wadding 
on grass. 
On black wadding 
on grass. 
On flannel on grass. 
On flannel on raised 
board. 
On raw silk on 
grass. 
On raw silk on 
raised board. 
On silk from 
cocoon. 
On the raised 
board. 
On saw-dust on 
the raised board. 
On black-lead on 
raised board. 
On charcoal on 
raised board. 
On lamp-black on 
raised board. 
On whiting on 
raised board. 
On chalk on raised 
board. 
On tinfoil. 
On lead. 
On pantile. 
On slate. 
l 
One-fourth of an 
inch above water. 
On paper on raised 
board. 
Modification. 
o 
o 
° 
° 
° 
O 
o 
o 
o 
o 
° 
o 
o 
o 
o 
o 
° 
o 
° 
o 
o 
0 
Clear 
Clear 
8-1 
8-7 
Clear 
8-1 
8-5 
Clear 
7-7 
90 
Clear 
6-5 
8-3 
Clear 
7-7 
9-2 
Nearly clear 
o 
hi 
8-8 
10-8 
ii-6 
8-8 
6-8 
7-6 
8-8 
7-8 
Clear . 
o 
1 1-5 
8*5 
120 
120 
9-5 
5*5 
7-5 
8-6 
7-5 
Clear 
5 
12 7 
9*5 
12-5 
11-5 
9-2 
6-5 
9-0 
8-8 
9-2 
Clear 
5 
12-3 
9-5 
12-5 
10'o 
7-3 
5-0 
73 
7-5 
110 
Clear 
6 
116 
11-3 
10-7 
7'8 
6-8 
9-0 
7-9 
8-8 
4-8 
Clear 
7 
8-9 
77 
7-5 
6-0 
5-7 
6-9 
4-5 
6-5 
3-7 
7-5 
6 
4-6 
2-6 
5-6 
5-0 
3-8 
54 
24 
Clear 
8 
9-2 
9-0 
9-0 
5-2 
8-5 
7-0 
70 
70 
8-0 
3-0 
Clear 
0 
5-0 
6-0 
6-0 
60 
6-2 
60 
7-5 
7-5 
7-0 
5 0 
Clear 
5 
8-0 
8-6 
6‘5 
12-5 
9-5 
6-2 
5-8 
6-4 
60 
5 5 
5-5 
2-8 
Clear 
7-5 
7-0 
60 
6-2 
7-3 
6-5 
71 
5-7 
5-9 
6-3 
Clear 
30 
3-5 
Clear 
Clear 
7 
12-7 
11-7 
13-3 
10-5 
8-0 
8-0 
8-3 
10-0 
9-3 
Clear 
6 
9-6 
9-6 
12-6 
8-6 
70 
6-6 
70 
7-6 
7-8 
Clear 
4 
10-8 
12-8 
13-3 
9-3 
9-3 
11-9 
9-9 
7-2 
7-2 
6-4 
7-6 
7-2 
Clear 
121 
9-8 
6-3 
9-3 
5-8 
7-3 
2-8 
Clear 
10-4 
7-8 
11-5 
11-2 
10-4 
Clear 
15-5 
12-8 
13-0 
9-8 
70 
9-8 
9-5 
9-8 
5-0 
90 
5 0 
8-0 
Clear 
12-8 
1 1-3 
12-8 
12-3 
101 
6-8 
10-5 
10-5 
10-3 
4-8 
91 
5-1 
7-8 
Clear 
12-3 
13-5 
12-5 
10-5 
8-5 
7-5 
10-5 
7-5 
9-5 
5 '5 
9-3 
6-0 
9-5 
7-6 
71 
9-4 
71 
8-7 
Clear 
9-4 
9-0 
10-5 
9-2 
8-0 
70 
10-5 
90 
9-5 
5 0 
8-2 
5-2 
70 
Clear 
Clear 
8-4 
Clear 
7-2 
9-5 
9-2 
Clear 
14-4 
14-9 
15-3 
12-2 
10-4 
7-2 
9-9 
10 9 
10-2 
Clear 
120 
110 
12-2 
7-6 
9-3 
4-8 
8-5 
no 
9-8 
Clear 
12-2 
12-5 
13-3 
11-5 
9-8 
8-1 
7-5 
9-7 
8-3 
Clear 
14-5 
14-5 
14-6 
12-6 
12-6 
14-6 
14-3 
11-3 
8-5 
10-5 
10-3 
10-0 
60 
Clear 
9-6 
71 
10-6 
9-6 
51 
8-4 
3-5 
71 
Clear 
8-3 
Clear 
8-2 
Clear 
13-8 
141 
16-1 
121 
101 
9-3 
10-3 
11-5 
10-1 
Clear 
, Vap. 
Vap. 
Vap. 
. Haze 
Haze 
Haze 
■ Fog. 
. Haze 
5. An inch of rain had fallen previously, and at this time the sky became suddenly clear ; dry substances were placed, and immediately the above 
es were exhibited. 
30 m . The reading of the thermometer on coarse flax was 18 0, 5 below that in air (see Table XV.) ; and Nov. 13, at 5 h 10'", the difference between 
f the thermometer in air and that on raw wool was as large as 19°-5 (see Table XIV.). These differences were greater than any hitherto met with 
, and especial care was taken so as to be certain of their correctness. 
