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Lathe Editor of the Monthly Magazine. 
SIR 
HE following, (which 1 have fent 
you for infertion in your Magazine) 
is an abftract of a Meteorological Jour- 
Equeftrian Academy at Lunenburgh. 
[Feb. 1, 
nal, kept at Carlifle for the laf twelve- 
i os 
The times of regiftering, &c. were 
the fame as the preceeding year. See 
Monthly sats for February, 1802. 
[S| Wind. | 
Thermometer . Barometer. CaS SS - {ox 
Pa a | Ses aed urr 3 = ~-fR Qe 
—_—— : Ratz in|] 3S\R 8 qe)s 2 
fo | inches|S 8 2? S| 8 
High| Low| Mean High | Lacy | Mean | ss SO jai 5 
; a Rate sai ae | | 
Janyary . 52 | 12 135-4 |/30.32 28.54 129.83 |I1.970 | 21 | 18} 13 
February St | 24 (37-03)30-27 |29-33 [29.65 [12.623 i pearee 6 | 3 
March 58. foes. 4.2.43)/ 30.57 28.98 |29.97 84.0 : 13 | 25 642 
April 59 | 34 147-1 1130-35 |29-34 |29.83 }12-566 |i 18 | 22 | 9 | 
May So | 28 }50.3 |/30.38 |29-54 130.05 | -A70 ro | 12 | 19 
Jane 65 | 44 [54-8 |130.34 [29-25 [29-74 2343 |) 214.234 99 
July 65 | 45 [55-63]130.20 |29-06 |29372 [15-308 j} 28 | 22 9 
Auguft 78 | 51 |51-631/30.31 129.44 |29.94 ||2-509 || 27 | 21 | 10 
eptember }-71 | 40 |55-93},30 53 |29-03 |29-98 ||2-344 |] 19 | 19 | 17 | 3 
Oéstober 65 | 35 |§0-63}}30.40 29-06 |29.67 |/4.420 |] 24 | 25 6} 2 
November | 52 | 20 |41.07}/30.20 [29.09 |29.73 670 || y2 | 6 | 24 
December Si 23 38.4.71130.35 {25.97 |29-70 2.441 18 }' 26 5 I 
dna. Meanla7. 54 Annual Mean. aarti 28.504 229 |240 |125 | 12 
The greateft variation of the thermo- 
meter during the laft twelve months, was 
between the mornings of the 15th and 
x6th of January; on the former morning 
it was at 12°, and the latter at 40°—a 
difference of 28°. The greateft variation 
of the barometer, was between the morn- 
ings of the 21ft and 22d of January ; on 
the former morning it was at 28,54, and 
the latter at 30,04—a difference of r inch 
and 5 tenths. Your's, &c. 
aie Fan. 10,1803. We Pir. 
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For the Monthly Magazine. 
DESCRIPTION of the EQUESTRIAN ACA- 
DEMY af LUNENBURGH, i” GER- 
MANY. By PROFESSOR OLIVARIUS, 
of KLE 
UR scaales (fays the profeffor) wil 
doubtlefs be indebted to us, for 
making them acquainted with one of the 
miott valuable inititutions of Germany. 
The Equeftrian Academy of Lunen- 
burgh, at prefent under the direStion of 
his s Excellency the Baron de Bulow, Di- 
geGor of the Eftates of the Duchy ‘of 
Lunenburgh, is a public intitution of in- 
firnétion and-of education, that has been 
eftablithed above a century, in favour of 
young pafons of quality, who devote 
" Total} Total|Total 
themfelves to ftudy, to the military art, 
or to the adminiftration of the forefts. 
Neither will the fimple proprietor of 
eftates in the country, have reafon to re= 
gret (continues the profeflor) that he has 
{pent there fome years of his juvenile age. 
Befides the affiftances that he will find to 
acquire that higher fort of knowledge, 
which ennobies the fentiments, and renders 
the enjoyment of life more piquant; he 
will find others that will inftrué&t him to 
undertake with advantage the labour of 
rural economy. 
In the Department of Buhle Infirucs 
tion, are included the Latin, French, 
Englith, and German Janguages, Mera- 
lity, Geography, Ancient and Modern 
Hiftory, Statiflics, Natural Hiftory,* 
Phyfics, the Mathematics, Antiquities, 
the Art of Artillery and Foreificatiantl 
the Manner of conttruéting Plans, and 
the Theory of the Belles Lettres. 
The languages and the feiences are 
taught in particular halls or auditories, 
and by claffes, fo that the inftruction given 
* A pretty compleat cabin¢t of natural cu- 
riofities, occupying feveral large compart- 
ments, ferves to facilitate the acquifition of 
this {cience. 
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