I^IE. C. Y. WALKEE ON MAGNETIC STOEMS AND EAETH-CDEEENTS. 
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Table I. — Magnetic Storm: 1859, August 29 to September 2. 
Action of Earth-Cm-rents upon the Telegraph Instruments at Ramsgate. 
Date. 
Time. 
Telegraph line. 
Direction. 
Value. 
August 29 
7.10 
to 7.25 A.M. 
Ashford and Margate. 
s. 
Strong. 
7.36 
7.45 
Ashford and Margate. 
s. 
Hard over. 
7.46 
7.49 
Ashford and Eamsgate. 
N, 
Strong. 
7.50 
8.0 
Ashford and Margate. 
S. 
Hard over. 
9.45 
10.0 
99 
N. 
Hard over. 
10.20 
10.27 
99 
N. 
Strong. 
10.27 
10.28 
99 
S. 
Hard over. 
10.28 
10.36 
Ashford and Margate. 
N. 
Strong. 
10.37 
10.40 
Ashford and Ramsgate. 
S. 
Hard over. 
10.40 
10.45 
Ashford and Margate. 
N. 
99 
10.45 
10.49 
99 
S. 
99 
10.50 
10.53 
99 
N. 
Hard over. 
10.53 
11.0 
S. 
Horizontal. 
11.2 
11.25 
99 
N. 
Horizontal. 
11.26 
11.40 A.M. 
99 
N. 
Hard over. 
11.45 
12.20 P.M. 
99 
N. 
Hard over. 
12.30 
p.M. 12.45 
99 
N. 
Strong. 
12.48 
1.3 
99 
N. 
99 
1.5 
1.40 
99 
S. 
Strong. 
2.40 
2.53 
99 
N. 
Very strong. 
3.40 
3.50 
99 
N. 
Very strong. 
3.52 
4.5 
Ashford and Margate, 
S. 
Horizontal. 
3.52 
4.5 
Ashford and Ramsgate. 
s. 
Very strong 
4.15 
4.50 
Ashford and Margate. 
N. 
99 
5.0 
5.20 
Ashford and Margate. 
N. 
99 
5.0 
5.20 
Ashford and Ramsgate. 
N. 
99 
5.25 
5.48 
Ashford and Margate. 
N. 
99 
6.10 
6.23 
99 
S. 
99 
6.50 
7.20 
99 
S. 
Very strong. 
August 29 
7.53 
8.10 
99 
s. 
Slight. 
September 1 
11.20 a . m . 1 1.26 A.M. 
99 
s. 
Strong. 
September 1 
11.28 
11.35 
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N. 
Slight. 
September 2 
7.10 
A.M. 7.42 A.M. 
Ashford and Margate. 
N. 
Horizontal, 
7.10 
7.50 
Ramsgate and Margate. 
N. 
99 
7.10 
7.42 
Ashford and Ramsgate. 
N. 
Horizontal. 
7.43 
7.48 
Ashford and Margate. 
S. 
Strong. 
7.43 
7.48 
Ashford and Ramsgate. 
s. 
Strong. 
7.49 
7.51 
Ashford and Margate. 
N. 
Hard over. 
7.49 
7.51 
Ashford and Ramsgate. 
N. 
99 
7.51 
7.56 
Ashford and Ramsgate. 
S. 
99 
7.51 
7.56 
Ashford and Margate. 
S. 
99 
7.56 
8.0 
Ashford and Margate. 
N. 
99 
7.56 
8.0 
Ashford and Ramsgate. 
N. 
99 
7.56 
8.0 
Ramsgate and Margate. 
N. 
Hard over. 
8.0 
8.7 
Ashford and Margate, 
S. 
Strong. 
8.0 
8.7 
Ashford and Ramsgate. 
S. 
99 
8.0 
8.7 
Margate and Ramsgate. 
s. 
99 
8.8 
8.12 
Ashford and Margate. 
s. 
99 
8.8 
8.12 
Ashford and Ramsgate. 
s. 
99 
8.8 
8.17 
Ramsgate and Margate. 
s. 
Strong. 
8.12 
8.17 
Ashford and Ramsgate. 
s. 
Hard over. 
8.12 
8.17 
Ashford and Margate. 
s. 
99 
8.20 
8.30 
Ashford and Ramsgate. 
N. 
99 
8,20 
8.30 
Ashford and Margate. 
N. 
99 
8,31 
8.46 
Ashford and Margate. 
s. 
99 
8.31 
8.40 
Ashford and Ramsgate. 
s. 
99 
8.41 
8.46 
Ashford and Ramsgate. 
N. 
99 
8.41 
8.46 
Ashford and Margate. 
N. 
99 
8.47 
8,54 
Ashford and Margate. 
S. 
99 
8.47 
8.54 
Ashford and Ramsgate. 
s. 
Hard over. 
8.54 
9.0 
Ashford and Ramsgate. 
N. 
Strong. 
September 2 
8.54 
to 9.0 A.M. 
Ashford and Margate. 
N. 
Strong. 
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