470 
MESSES. EOSCOE AND THOEPE ON THE ME A SUEEMEN T OF THE 
Table I. (h). 
December 20th, 1870. 
Hour. 
Diffused. 
Direct. 
Total. 
Remarks. 
h in 
9 22 
0-070 
0-034 
0-104 
In the early part of the 
9 52 
0-085 
0-052 
0-137 
morning the sky was 
10 23 
0-096 
0-078 
0-174 
slightly cloudy, particu- 
10 52 
0-097 
0-077 
0-174 
larly on the horizon to the 
11 37 
0-104 
0-074 
0-178 
S. and S.W. Strong W. 
11 52 
0-172 
breeze. Bar. at 9 a.m. 
12 7 
0-106 
0-066 
0-172 
29-87 inches. Thin haze 
12 52 
0-106 
0-078 
0-184 
throughout the day, but 
1 23 
0-096 
0-058 
0-154 
the blue colour of the sky 
1 55 
0-086 
0-038 
0-124 
was not much diminished. 
2 24 
0-075 
0-028 
0-103 
Bar. at noon 29"81 inches, 
2 54 
0-073 
0-016 
0-089 
at 5.30 29*74 inches. 
3 24 
0-057 
0-008 
0-065 
3 55 
0-042 
0-005 
0-047 
f 
Sun just above horizon; low 
4 34 
0-009 < 
bank of clouds above S. 
horizon. Less haze. 
Table I. ( c ). 
December 21st, 1870. 
Hour. 
Diffused. 
Direct. 
Total. 
Cloud. 
Remarks. 
h m 
8 24 
0-036 
0-011 
0-047 
This day was by no means 
8 54 
0-050 
0-018 
0-068 
so favourable for obser- 
9 24 
0 067 
0-020 
0-087 
vation as the two pre- 
9 54 
0-075 
0-032 
0-107 
3 
ceding days ; the sky was 
10 24 
0-094 
0-044 
0-138 
3 
cloudy throughout the 
10 54 
0-091 
0-028 
0-119 
6 
day, particularly to the 
11 24 
0-115 
0-053 
0-168 
8 
S. and S.W. W. breeze. 
11 54 
0-124 
0-056 
0-175? 
8 
Bar. at 8.54, 29"69 inches. 
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sun obscured. 
9 
do. 11.54, 29-61 „ 
12 44 
0-119 
0-038 
0-157 
9 
do. 4.30, 29-50 „ 
1 24 
0-109 
0-043 
0-152 
7 
1 54 
0-086 
0-051 
0-137 
5 
2 24 
0-083 
0-036 
0-119 
4 
2 54 
Sun obscured. 
0-072 
4-5 
3 24 
d 
0 . 
0-058 
8 
3 54 
do. 
0-042 
5 
