AT NIGHT, FROM THE EARTH, ETC 
139 
inged according to the difference of the readings of the one on Long Grass and that in Air, from 
ions between 1843, Nov. 16, and the end of the year 1813. 
Excess of the reading of the thermometer 
in air 
above that placed 
Clouds. 
Wind. 
Haze, fog, mist, or vapour. 
01 
9 
2 
a 
G 
On copper on grass. 
On lead on grass. 
On iron on grass. 
On zinc on grass. 
On tin. 
On tin-foil. 
j On pantile. 
On slate. 
On stone. 
On brick. 
On glass on grass. 
On glass one inch high. ; 
On unwrought white 
cotton wool on grass. 
On the raised board. 
One-fourth of an inch ( 
above water. 
On coarse flax on grass. 
Modification. 
Amount 0-10. 
High or low. ' 
Direction. 
Strength 0 — 6 . | 
Thiele. 
Of moderate thick- 
ness. 
Thin. 
White on grass. 
White one inch 
high. 
Blackened on grass. 
Firestone. 
Purbeck. 
Portland. 
O 
O 
0 
O 
o 
O 
o 
o 
0 
O 
O 
o 
o 
o 
o 
o 
o 
o 
O 
o 
o 
o 
Cirrostratus 
10 
2-5 
2-3 
1-2 
20 
1-8 
2-4 
1-6 
0-7 
10 
07 
Cirro stratus 
10 
2 
00 
20 
- 0-6 
01 
00 
i-4 
1-5 
1-6 
1-6 
Cirrostratus 
10 
4-2 
2-5 
2-5 
2-7 
4-5 
1-7 
1-7 
3-9 
3 8 
Cirrostratus 
10 
4-0 
2-7 
2-9 
4-7 
Cirrostratus 
10 
5 7 
3-7 
3-9 
2-5 
25 
3-9 
1-5 
Cirrostratus 
10 
4-0 
Cirrostratus 
10 
33 
27 
2-6 
2 8 
20 
20 
1-8 
1-3 
4 r 5 
1 
W. 
i 
35 
2-3 
2-9 
45 
2-8 
30 
1-9 
1-7 
2-8 
Clear 
W. 
i 
30 
3-2 
25 
3-5 
2-7 
3-2 
15 
10 
07 
Clear 
W. 
i 
3-3 
21 
4-0 
4-5 
4-7 
40 
3-3 
40 
5-0 
20 
2-2 
2-5 
30 
5 7 
60 
10 
Cirrostratus 
10 
W. 
i 
4-7 
4-5 
3-7 
4-2 
3-2 
3-2 
50 
3-5 
4-7 
40 
40 
4-7 
30 
27 
30 
Wh. fleecy cl 
7 
w. 
L. 
4-0 
4-4 
3-8 
3-2 
3-5 
3-5 
30 
30 
4-5 
3-7 
5-2 
30 
2-5 
20 
4-5 
3-0 
17 
Cirrostratus 
10 
32 
40 
3-2 
31 
35 
3-2 
3-9 
1-9 
1-7 
1-7 
2-5 
4-2 
2-3 
Clear 
26 
4-2 
2-2 
30 
2-6 
1-4 
Clear 
40 
3-2 
2-7 
2-8 
57 
Cirrostratus 
10 
Clear 
2 
3-5 
31 
3-8 
3-5 
2-5 
Clear 
3-5 
3-2 
38 
3-3 
2-8 
3-8 
2-8 
3-8 
30 
2-8 
1-8 
5 
w. 
L. 
Vap. 
4-3 
28 
3-3 
3-3 
3-2 
34 
23 
1-9 
1-6 
Cirrus 
5 
w. 
1 
3-2 
2-2 
2-4 
2-9 
2-6 
2-7 
2 1 
1-6 
1-9 
Cirrus 
5 
w. 
1 
4-3 
4-0 
2-6 
3-8 
3-9 
1-8 
26 
2-3 
8-3 
2-8 
3-3 
1-8 
1-8 
4-6 
2-8 
10 
4*7 
4-7 
3-5 
4-3 
4-7 
4-5 
5-0 
4-3 
4-7 
3-3 
4-3 
2-7 
4-3 
4-0 
Clear 
4-4 
3-4 
3-5 
4-2 
41 
4-6 
4-4 
4-2 
4-8 
3-2 
3-2 
30 
2-9 
51 
3-2 
2-2 
Clear 
4:5 
2-9 
3-5 
3-7 
3-7 
3-9 
35 
3-7 
4-2 
2-2 
2-4 
1-9 
4-9 
3-5 
Thin clouds 
8 
H. 
4-9 
1-4 
3-5 
4-5 
4-5 
4-5 
3-5 
2-8 
4-2 
2 5 
2-6 
25 
4-9 
3-2 
3 
w. 
3-9 
3-8 
3-8 
3-8 
3-8 
4-0 
4-6 
2-9 
2-6 
2 9 
2-8 
3-8 
2-5 
Clear 
3-9 
3-9 
3-4 
20 
41 
Clear 
3-5 
3-5 
3-8 
3-5 
3-3 
40 
3-5 
4-2 
3 0 
3 8 
28 
4-2 
2-5 
Clear 
3-8 
2-3 
3-8 
60 
6-0 
10 
Nearly clear 
4-7 
3-5 
3-8 
4 0 
4-5 
4-2 
3 7 
27 
27 
9 
c. 
Vap. 
4*5 
3-3 
3-8 
31 
3-5 
40 
3-8 
2-9 
2-0 
6-5 
4-9 
4-2 
37 
2-9 
3-9 
1-5 
2-2 
2-2 
5 
S.E. 
L. 
4-6 
3-4 
39 
3-5 
3-6 
3-8 
2-3 
2-3 
21 
Cirrus 
2 
50 
5-6 
4-6 
6-0 
4-7 
5 6 
4-8 
1 8 
1-8 
61 
5*tf 
4-6 
5-3 
5-3 
5-6 
5-4 
55 
2-6 
4-7 
5-6 
Clear 
6-3 
5-6 
4-7 
5-8 
5-5 
5-8 
5-5 
5-5 
2-4 
4-7 
5-5 
Clear 
4-2 
44 
4-4 
3-6 
4-4 
4-4 
5-4 
21 
Clear 
5 0 
4*5 
4-2 
4-8 
4-5 
5-0 
4-0 
3-5 
4-8 
40 
40 
3-8 
3-8 
4-5 
3-0 
1-5 
Wh. fleecy c! 
7 
W. 
L. 
4-8 
4-2 
4-0 
4-8 
4-8 
4-8 
3-8 
40 
5-8 
3-0 
40 
30 
3-8 
5-5 
5-0 
1-0 
4-6 
4-6 
3-4 
5-3 
5 2 
5-6 
3-6 
3-6 
4-3 
2-3 
2-6 
1-9 
1-8 
4-6 
3-5 
0-6 
5-2 
41 
32 
4-2 
4-2 
4-2 
3-4 
3-2 
4-4 
2-6 
2-9 
2-2 
4-6 
2-9 
Clear 
3 
4 
feet high were 45°; the readings of those placed on long grass, short grass, raw wool and flax were all 41°-5, and those on all metals read 43°; the 
on the surface of the ground was 42°-5, and the air was in gentle motion from the west ; yet there was a small portion of dew on most substances, 
anomalous as the temperature of the dew-point was 40°. 
