The progress of the development of the law of storms, and of the variable winds, with the practical application of the subject to navigation. / by Lieut-Colonel William Reid.

  • William Reid
Date:
1849
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Credit: The progress of the development of the law of storms, and of the variable winds, with the practical application of the subject to navigation. / by Lieut-Colonel William Reid. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by Royal College of Physicians, London. The original may be consulted at Royal College of Physicians, London.

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    CHAP. I. Figures to denote the Force of the Wind. 10 denotes Whole GaleJ with wllich shc C0llltl ] only bear f Close - reefed \ topsail and C foresail main- reefed 11 „ Storm. . . . f with which shc would f t be reduced to / Storm-staysails. 12 )> Hurricane . to which she could show No canvas. Letters to denote the State of the Weather. b c d f S h 1 m o P q r s t u V w denotes Blue sky whether with clear or hazy atmosphere. „ Cloudy — i.e. detached opening clouds. „ Drizzling rain. „ Fog—f Thick fog. „ Gloomy dark weather. „ Hail. „ Lightning. „ Misty or hazy—so as to interrupt the view. „ Overcast — i. e. the whole sky covered with one impervious cloud. „ Passing showers. „ Squally. „ Rain — i. e. continuous rain. „ Snow. „ Thunder. „ Ugly threatening appearance in the weather. „ Visibility of distant objects, whether the sky be cloudy or not. „ Wet dew. „ Under any letter denotes an extraordinary degree. EXAMPLES. b c m—Blue sky, with detached opening clouds, but hazy round the horizon. g v—Gloomy dark weather, but distant objects remarkably visible. q p d 1 t—Very hard squalls, and showers of drizzle, accom- • • panied by lightning with very heavy thunder.