AT NIGHT, FROM THE EARTH, ETC. 
179 
Table LXXXV. 
General state of the 
sky during the night 
previous to reading 
the instruments. 
1843. 
Nov. 
Day and 
hour of 
reading. 
Reading 
of ther- 
mometer 
in air 
at the 
height o: 
4 feet. 
Excess of the reading of a thermometer in air, at the height of 4 feet 1 
and protected from the effects of radiation, above that placed 
On long 
grass. 
On short 
grass. 
One inch 
high. 
In focus 
of ine- 
1 tallic re- 
flector. 
On white 
raw 
W'OOl. 
On white 
cotton 
wool. 
On fine 
flax. 
On 
coarse 
flax. 
Cloudless. 
d h 
8 21 
29-8 
i b*7 
8-4 
6-3 
O 
10-1 
14-8 
13-8 
13-0 
12-8 
11 21 
32*6 
10-6 
8-4 
9*6 
15-3 
11-6 
13-8 
15-4 
12 21 
27*4 
11-5 
8-4 
8-2 
13-9 
11-2 
12-9 
14*2 
13 21 
32-3 
10-3 
8-1 
9-1 
16-1 
10-8 
9-9 
10 *3 j 
16 21 
31-0 
8-9 
7-8 
6-2 
9-2 
8-9 
29 21 
32-9 
7-1 
6-9 
7-6 
11-4 
10-2 
Principally 
1 21 
35‘9 
7-3 
4-9 
3-9 
3-9 
8-9 
8-1 
11-7 
9*3 
cloudless. 
4 21 
43-0 
7-8 
5-2 
4*8 
6-0 
11-0 
7-4 
9-2 
10-8 
6 21 
47-4 
12-9 
3-6 
3-2 
3-9 
6-4 
3-4 
5-6 
5-8 
7 21 
41*5 
8*5 
8-3 
5-5 
6-3 
11-5 
9*5 
10-5 
10-0 
9 21 
31-6 
8-8 
10-1 
12-1 
11-6 
11-6 
n-7 
18 21 
34-6 
5-8 
5*4 
5-8 
5-8 
6-2 
28 21 
44-4 
10-9 
9-6 
9-4 
11-2 
9-2 
Half-cloudy. 
3 21 
47-8 
5-8 
4-8 
3-8 
5-3 
9-3 
6-8 
8-6 
8-6 
14 21 
30*8 
10-8 
10-2 
9-8 
19 21 
37-9 
0-6 
4-9 
2-9 
20 21 
41-8 
4-7 
5-5 
5*6 
6-3 
6-1 
24 21 
35-5 
5*3 
4-8 
7-6 
8-0 
8*0 
25 21 
45*9 
5-5 
5-3 
5-5 
9-3 
9-3 
26 21 
51-6 
3-0 
3-2 
2-9 
3-2 
2-9 
Principally 
26 21 
51-6 
3-0 
3-2 
2*9 
3-2 
3-4 
cloudy. 
27 21 
46-7 
4-7 
4-7 
0-1 
5-9 
5-2 
Cloudy. 
2 21 
41*2 
— 1-3 
-0-3 
0-3 
-0-1 
0-6 
— 0-1 
0-2 
-0-1 1 
5 21 
40-7 
6-3 
4-0 
3-5 
3-7 
7-7 
4-7 
6*5 
8-5 
15 21 
31-6 
1-6 
0-3 
1-8 
3-4 
1-3 
-0-4 
0-2 
17 21 
37-7 
2-5 
2*7 
2-7 
3-5 
2-5 
3-7 
3-1 
21 21 
52-6 
4-1 
4*3 
3-6 
4-6 
22 21 
44*6 
2-4 
2-1 
2-8 
3*5 
25 21 
45-9 
-0-3 
-4-1 
0-1 
-0-1 
— 0-1 
30 21 
45-7 
1-6 
1-2 
Cloudy: cirro-cumulus 
10 21 
32-6 
9-7 
7-6 
9*5 
12*6 
12-2 
12-3 
13-4 
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