The climate of Undercliff, Isle of Wight as deduced from forty years consecutive meteorological observations / by J L Whitehead.

  • Whitehead, John Livesay.
Date:
1881
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    issuing the remaining copies of The Climate of the ~ Underc'litf, Isle of Wight, I venture to add the folloAY- ing Extracts from a notice which appeared in Nature^'' November 10th, 1881 ; as also a notice from the Edinhurgh 3Ic(]ic(tlJour)udy And as an extensive popular error has hitherto prevailed: that because the temperature of Ventnor and the TJnderclitf is comparatively warm during tlie winter months, so of necessity it is intensely hot during the summer months, I add the very A aluable letter of Mr. Martin, published in the '■'•Times'''' of the 20th August, 1884, which conclusively shows not only that such impression is without foundation, but that the very reverse is the fact. The Undercliff of the Isle of Wight, from the peculiarly of its position, being the coolest of all places of sunnner resort on the southern coast. J. L. W. NATURE, NOYEMBEE 10th, 1881. OUR WINTER REFUGES. VENTNOR. It is now upwards of half a century since Sir James Clarke's Classical Work On the Influence of Climate in the prevention and cure of chronic disease appeared, and among the more important results which followed its publication, was the establishment of stations in this and other countries for Meteorological Observations, by which alone the climate of various sanatoria might be accurately compared. To Sir James is due, to a great extent, the merit of having placed the investi- gation of this important department of practical meteorology on a sound basis. The late Dr. Martin of Ventnor, was one of the most intelligent and active of the Co-operative Band of Observers, whose services were' en- listed in the enquiry. A Valuable Series of Observations was begun by him in the end of 1(S30, in establishing which Mr. Glaisher kindly gave liis assistance and advice. The Observations have since been carried on uninterrupted, and they are evidently, particularly those of temperature and rainfall, of such a quality as quite to meet the objects aimed at.