Meteorological observations and essays / By John Dalton.

  • John Dalton
Date:
1834
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    ite Refers to Luke Howard, Esq., F.R.S., and to his second edition of the Climate of London, 1833. A. P. Refers to Dr. Thomson and Mr. Phillips’s Annals of Philosophy. Br. Refers to Dr. Brewster’s Edinburgh Journal of Science. J. J. Refers to Professor Jameson’s Edinburgh New Philosophical Journal. Bl. Refers to John Blackwall, Esq., F.L.S., of Crumpsall Hall, three miles N.W. of Manchester, to whose kindness and favourable residence, the Author is indebted for many ob- servations. Ph. Mag. Refers to the Philosophical Magazine, and Annals of Che- mistry, &c. edited by Messrs. Taylor and Phillips. P. T. Refers to the Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society. Phil. M. Lond. & Edin. Refers to the Journal of Sir D. Brewster and Messrs. Taylor and Phillips. Aurore Boreales observed in Great Britain and Ireland since 1798. 1794. Jan. 7 A few fine streamers 22. A horizontal light Mar. 8 _ A low aurora 29 A low aurora most of the evening, with some streamers. Dec. 8 At 5h. 30m. P. M. an aurora with streamers— it soon disappeared. 19 At 11 P.M. a bright aurora, and some beams 1795. Sept. 8 A horizontal light 14. A horizontal light 10 or 12° alt. Oct. 18 At 10 P.M. a faint streamer or two 1796. None observed 1797. Jan. 22 A low horizontal light Feb. 1 At 9 P.M. an aurora, with a few beams 18 A horizontal light most of the evening 27 =A faint light 28 From 10 to 12 P. M. a fine luminous aurora