 | Colin Macfarquhar, George Gleig - 1797 - 430 pages
...having rained agréât deal down from in the morning and night before, the weather became3 cluufl. a little clear in the afternoon, the clouds appearing...heat. In thefe circumftances, at three PM I raifed my eleftrical kite with 360 feet of ftring. After the end of the ftring had been ¡nfulatcd, and a leather... | |
 | 1816 - 766 pages
...danger, even when there was no thunder; as appears from the following account : *• October 18, 1775. After having rained a great deal in the morning and...the afternoon, the clouds appearing feparated, and prttty well defined. The wind was weft, and rather flrong, and the atmofphere in a temperate degree... | |
 | 510 pages
...will be attracted at the distance of three inches. The experiment is as follows : — Oct. the 18th, after having rained a great deal in the morning and night before, the weather got a little clear in the afternoon, the clouds appearing separated and pretty well defined ; the wind... | |
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After having rained a great deal in the morning, and night before, the weather became a little clear in the afternoon, the clouds appearing feparated, and pretty well defined. The wind was weft, and rather ftrong, and the atmofphere in a temperate degree... 