BAROMETRIC OBSERVATIONS, 
219 
0 BSE RV ATIO NS—Continued. 
Station. 
Date. 
Hour. 
| No. of barometer 
First reading. 
^ Attached thermome¬ 
ter. 
Air thermometer. 
Reading corr. for con¬ 
stant error, temp, 
and hor. variation. 
Corrected mean ba¬ 
rometer reading. 
Wind. 
Clouds. 
Direction. 
Force. 
1853. 
Station IS (?) 
Aug. 7 
12 m_ 
783 
29. 576 
87. 5 
90 
29. 387 
0 
Cir.-cum., 6 . 
Station 25 (?) __ 
3 p. m_ 
783 
29. 436 
89. 5 
91 
39. 253 
0 
Cum. & nim., 5 
Camp 13_ 
_do.. 
6 p. m_ 
783 
29. 486 
83. 5 
83 
29. 331 
0 
Nimbus, 2_ 
9 p. m_ 
783 
. 490 
75 
75. 5 
. 349 
0 
None_ 
Do.. 
Aug. 8 
Sunrise_ 
783 
.480 
69. 2 
71 
. 353 
29. 321 
0 
Cum. &nim., 6 
Station 30 __ 
_clo_ 
9 a. m_ 
783 
29. 440 
83. 8 
84 
S. 
2 
Cum.-strat., 7. 
Station 7 8 _ _ 
_ _ d o _ _ 
12 in_ 
783 
29. 400 
88 . 6 
92 
W. 
1 
Cum. & nim., 6 
Camp 1-1_ 
_do_ 
3 p. m_ 
783 
29. 366 
94 
96 
29. 174 
0 
Cumulus, 4_ 
7 p. m_ 
783 
. 422 
77. 8 
82 
. 278 
0 
Cum.-strat., 2. 
9 p. m_ 
783 
. 338 
76. 5 
77. 5 
. 994 
0 
None_ 
Do. 
A u 2 *. 9 
Sunrise_ 
783 
. 353 
67. 6 
. 232 
29. 180 
0 
Nimbus, 2 
Station 40_ 
do 
9 a. in_ 
783 
29. 165 
85. 4 
28. 974 
W... 
0 . 1 
None _ _ 
Station 60_ t . _ 
12 m.... 
783 
29. 371 
90. 4 
29. 175 
0 
Station 80__ 
783 
29. 286 
90. 2 
29. 105 
W-- 
1 
Camp 15_ 
_do. - 
6 p. m_ 
783 
29. 358 
85. 5 
29. 200 
0 
None __ 
9 p. m_ 
783 
. 354 
79. 2 
. 213 
0 
None - _ 
Do.... 
Aug. 10 
Sunrise_ 
783 
70. 5 
. 234 
29. 199 
0 
None -- 
Station 20_ 
_do_ 
9 a. m_ 
783 
29. 376 
76. 4 
29. 211 
0 
None_ 
Station 37_ 
12 in.... 
29. 390 
88 . 8 
94 
29. 206 
w . 
2 
Station 50_ 
_do. _ 
3 p m_ 
783 
29. 306 
92. 3 
90. 5 29. 120 
0 
None_ 
Camp 16_ 
_do_ 
6 p. m_ 
783 
29. 352 
86 
84 
29. 191 
0 
None_ 
9 p. m_ 
783 
. 362 
76. 9 
79 
. 219 
0 
None_ 
Do_ 
Aug. 11 
Sunrise_ 
783 
. 382 
71. 5 
73. 5 
. 250 
29. 208 
0 
Nimbus, 10 
Station 50. 
_do_ 
9 a. m_ 
783 
29. 358 
78. 4 
77. 6 29. 188 
s. 
3 
Nimbus, 10_ 
Station 37_ 
_do _ _ 
12 m_ 
783 
29. 466 
84. 2 
89 
29. 286 
s.w... 
2 
Station 59_ 
_do_ 
3 p. m_ 
783 
29. 368 
85. 4 
88 . 4 29. 200 
S.W.... 
2 
Cirrus, 2 
Camp 17_ 
_do _ _ 
6 p. m_ 
783 
29. 416 
78. 2 
79. 5 
29. 276 
0 
None 
9 p. m_ 
783 
. 398 
70. 7 
75. 1 
. 270 
0 
None __ 
Do. 
Aug. 12 
Sunrise_ 
783 
. 310 
6 4. 9 
68 . 9 
. 197 
0 
Cirrus, 1 
9 a. m_ 
783 
. 498 
97 
95 
. 278 
w. 
1 
m.. 
783 
. 451 
92. 9 
93. 6 
. 248 
S.W.... 
3 
Cum. & nim., 4 
3 p. ill_ 
783 
.412 
96. 9 
98. 8 
. 212 
_ 
S.W.... 
1 
Cirro cum., 2 . 
6 p. m_ 
783 
. 462 
83. 5 ; 
85. 2 
. 308 
0 
9 p. ill_ 
782 
. 342 
70. 6 
73. 6 
. 215 
0 
Do.. 
Aug. 13 
Sunrise.... 
783 
. 240 
63. 5! 
66 . 9 
. 130 
0 
None - 
9 a. m__ 
783 
. 440 
95. 5| 
93. 7 
. 225 
w_ 
1 
None_ 
10 a. m_ 
783 
. 441 
91. 3 
. 234 
w... 
2 
11 a. in_ _ 
783 
. 447 
93. 6 
. 237 
s. w 
0 . 2 
12 m_ 
783 
.429 
93. 5 j 
94. 6 
. 227 
. 
s.w... 
0.5 
Cumulus, 5_ 
1 p. m_ 
783 
. 416 
94. 6 
. 215 
0 
2 p. m_ 
783 
. 364 
77. 9 
. 207 
0 
3 p. m_ 
783 
. 364 
90. 3 
93. 9 
. 182 
s.w... 
0 . 1 
Cirrus, 2 
4 p. m_ 
783 
. 356 
90. 2 
95. 6 
. 132 
s. w... 
0 . 1 
Cirro-strat., 1. 
5 p. m_ 
783 
. 338 
85. 6 
. 181 
0 
None 
6 p. m_ 
783 
. 292 
73. 7 
78 
. 165 
0 
7 p. m_ 
783 
. 292 
70. 6 
. 171 
0 
8 p. m_ 
783 
. 314 
68 . 2 
. 195 
0 
None _ 
9 p. ni_ 
783 
.318 
66 . 4 
69. 3 
. 209 
0 
None 
Do.. 
Aug. 14 
783 
.. 321 
60. 6 
62. 6 
. 218 
29. 181 
0 
Station 14... 
_do_ 
9 a. m_ 
783 
29. 350 
84. 1 
86 . 5 
29. 161 
E. 
0. 3 
Station 34_ 
_do_ 
12 m. . 
783 
29. 282 
88 . 5 
91. 5 
29. 093 
0 
Station 43.. 
_do_ 
3 p. m_ 
783 
29. 246 
' 92. 7 
92. 5 
29. 081 
s_ 
1 
Camp 18_ 
_do_ 
6 p. m_ 
783 
29. 256 
82. 9 
82. 9 
29. 103 
0 
9 p. m_ 
783 
. 222 
72. 6 
73. 5 
. 089 
0 
Do. 
Aug. 15 
Sunrise.._ 
783 
. 232 
64. 6 
66 . 6 
. 119 
29. 093 
0 
Cirro-strat , 3. 
Station 0... 
_do_ 
783 
29. 286 
87. 5 
89. 9 
29. 092 
s. w 
0 . 1 
Station 11.. 
-do- 
12 m. 
783 
28. 958 
90. 6 
94 
28. 764 
s. 
0. 3 
Cumulus, 4_ 
August 11.—Two brilliant meteors—one northwest, the other southeast—were seen about 8.J p. m.; another, at 91 p. m. 
One was remarkably large, proceeding from*the zenith westward through the milky way, and leaving behind it a bright 
trail of 10 3 or 15°. 
August 12.—Three meteors were seen during the evening—one north in Ursre Majoris, the other in the milky way. 
August 13.— Rain commenced at 2. 20, with thunder and lightning—amount .16 inch. 
