Papers on meteorology : relating especially to the climate of Britain, and to the variations of the barometer / by Luke Howard.

  • Howard, Luke, 1772-1864.
Date:
1850-1854
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Credit: Papers on meteorology : relating especially to the climate of Britain, and to the variations of the barometer / by Luke Howard. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by The Royal College of Surgeons of England. The original may be consulted at The Royal College of Surgeons of England.

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    APPENDIX TO B ARO METRO G R AP HIA. PART I. CONTENTS. Page § I. Influence of the Moon on the Atmosphere according to her change of place in her Orbit:—Variations of the Barometer, Temperature, Winds, and Rain in connexion with the Phases and the Apsides, respectively 1 Variations of the Barometer, etc. in connexion with the Lunar Apsides 17 § II. Influence of the Moon on the Atmosphere according to her Changes in Declination . 19 § III. A Cycle of Eighteen Years in the Seasons of Britain; deduced from Meteorological Observations made at Ackworth, in the West Riding of Yorkshire, from 1824 to 1841 ; compared with others before made for a like period (ending with 1823) in the vicinity of London 46 Tables of the Temperature and Rain at Ackworth for the period of Nine Years from 1842 to 1851 ; being the first half of the Cycle succeeding that before investigated 66 § IV. A Descriptive Catalogue of Mr. Howard's Meteorological and other scientific works, and contributions to the Transactions of Societies and Philosophical Journals; com- mencing with an account of the Original Publication of his Meteorological Registers . 68 Account of the Askesiau Society 73