Natural Philosophy.— -Meteorology. 395 
It appears from the Rev. Mr Gordon’s Observations made at Kinfauns, (see 
this Journal , vol, ii. p. 371.) that the mean temperature of the year, as taken 
at 10 h A, M. is 1°.8 greater than the mean temperature taken at 47°.5 
10 h A. M. and 10 h P. M. Hence we have for the mean tempe- 1.8 
rature of Carbeth, - - 45.7 
Add for 480 feet of Elevation, - - 1.4 
Mean Temperature at the level of the sea, - - 47.1 
Mean Temperature of Carbeth, according to Dr Brewster’s formula, 
(Lat. 55° 59' 50"), - - 45.6 
Difference, 1.5 
11. Quantity of Rain that Jell at Carbeth in the years 1815 
to 18^0.— The rain-guage was fixed oil the top of the house. 
Month. 
1815. 
1816. 
1817. 
1818" 
1819. 
1820. 
Mean. 
January, 
0.750 
3.869 
4.696 
6..854 
4.722 
3.970 
4.143 
February, 
4.855 
3.259 
4.562 
5.025 
4.195 
1.696 
3.932 
March, 
5.563 
2.807 
4.610 
2.923 
2.841 
2.625 
3.561 
April, 
1.430 
1.673 
.322 
.680 
3.665 
2.093 
1.644 
May, 
3.684 
3.442 
3.371 
1.390 
3.450 
6.435 
3.629 
June, - 
1.831 
2.750 
4.405 
3.364 
3.666 
1 885 
2.950 
July, - 
1.711 
4.623 
3.246 
4.802 
3.025 
2.310 
3.286 
August, - 
3.638 
1.609 
6.185 
1.266 
2.405 
6.173 
3.546 
September, 
5.552 
6.095 
2.163 
2.914 
3.510 
4.212 
4.074 
October, 
5.308 
2.672 
1.350 
4.375 
4.074 
2.630 
3.401 
November, 
3.869 
2.850 
4.470 
5.034 
3.412 
2.966 
3.768 
December, 
3.202 
3.940 
5.585 
2.760 
3.880 
3.626 
3.832 
Fallen in 
each Year, 
41.393 
38.589 
44.965 
41.387 
42.845 
40.621 
41.766 ; 
12. Gelatinous Meteor at Amherst in Massachussets. — On the 
13th August 1819, between eight and nine o’clock in the even- 
ing, a fire-ball, of the size of a large blown bladder, and of a 
brilliant white light, was seen in the atmosphere. It fell near a 
house, and was examined by Rufus Graves, Esq. formerly 
Lecturer in Chemistry at Dartmouth College. It was of a cir- 
cular form, resembling a solid dish, bottom upwards, about 8 
inches in diameter, and about 1 in thickness, of a bright buffi 
colour, with a fine nap upon it, similar to that in milled cloth. 
On removing this nap, a buff-coloured pulpy substance, of the 
consistence of soft soap, appeared, having an offensive suffocat- 
ing smell, producing nausea and giddiness. After a few minutes 
exposure to the air, the buff colour was changed into a livid 
colour, resembling venous blood. It attracted moisture readily 
from the air. A quantity of it in a tumbler soon liquified, and 
