Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society, Volume 9Royal Meteorological Society., 1883 Phenological report contained in vols. 3-71, issued as a supplement to vols. 73-74, missing from vols. 56-58, 60-62. |
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Amount of Cloud anemometer anticyclone appeared April August average Barnet Barograph barometer Blackheath Bolton Burslem Cambridge Cardington CASELLA cent centre charts cirro-cumulus Cirro-filum cirrus coast cumulus curves cyclone daily December depression Diff direction district diurnal East Easterly electrical Exhibited fall of rain February filature foot of Air forecasting gales Geldeston Guernsey Halifax halos height hygrometer instruments isobars January JOHN KNOX LAUGHTON July June Llandudno Lowestoft March maximum Mean Amount Mean Reading mean temperature meteorological observations Meteorological Office MÉTÉOROLOGIQUE miles minimum mist month North North-west Northerly Observatory occurred October Oxford ozone paper plates prognostics quarter rain-band rainfall recorded remarked Royston screen September Silloth Society Somerleyton South South-east South-west Southerly stations Stonyhurst storm Strathfield summer sunshine SYMONS thermometer tion Torquay Totnes Truro upper currents Vapour velocity weather West Westerly Whitchurch wind winter Wolverhampton Zanzibar
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Page 36 - Our gude ship sails the morn." " Now ever alake, my master dear, I fear a deadly storm ! " I saw the new moon, late yestreen, Wi' the auld moon in her arm ; And if we gang to sea, master, I fear we'll come to harm.
Page 129 - Chair during the year, and for his Address, and that he be requested to allow it to be printed in the Quarterly Journal of the Society.
Page 102 - LONDON, GENERAL REGISTER OFFICE.— Annual Summary of Births, Deaths, and Causes of Death in London and other large cities, 1881.
Page 103 - Report to the Legislature of Massachusetts relating to the Registry and Return of Births, Marriages, and Deaths in the Commonwealth. For the year ending December 31, 1880.
Page 33 - Betty's joints are on the rack, Her corns with shooting pains torment her, And to her bed untimely sent her. Loud quack the ducks, the sea-fowl cry ; The distant hills are looking nigh ; How restless are the snorting swine ! The busy flies disturb the kine.
Page 33 - Quits mutton-bones on grass to feast ; And see yon rooks, how odd their flight, They imitate the gliding kite, And seem precipitate to fall, As if they felt the piercing ball. Twill surely rain, I see with sorrow, Our jaunt must be put off to-morrow.
Page 33 - The hollow winds begin to blow, The clouds look black, the glass is low, The soot falls down, the spaniels sleep, The spiders from their cobwebs peep : Last night the sun went pale to bed, The moon in halos hid her head ; The boding shepherd heaves a sigh, For, see, a rainbow spans the sky : The walls are damp, the ditches smell, Closed is the pink-eyed pimpernel.
Page 34 - When the wind veers against the sun, Trust it not for back 'twill run," " When the wind is in the South, It is in the rain's mouth.
Page 34 - If clouds look as if scratched by a hen, Get ready to reef your topsails then.
Page 124 - Report on the gales experienced in the ocean district adjacent to the Cape of Good Hope, between latitude 30° and 50° south, and longitude 10° and 40° east, by Capt.