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actinometer amount of rain anemometer aqueous vapour atmosphere axis barometer boiling-point bulb Centigrade cistern climate clouds column construction correction cubic foot curve cylinder deduced degree of humidity density determined dew-point diameter direction diurnal dry air dry-bulb earth elastic force electricity ether evaporation expansion Fahren Fahrenheit feet foot of air formula freezing-point Glaisher glass tube grains Greenwich heat heit's horizontal hygrometer inches of mercury indicated instrument July Kew Observatory liquid magnet maxima and minima maximum Mean daily range Mean monthly reading mean temperature meteorological meter moisture mometer month monthly mean Negretti and Zambra observations taken ozone paper perature phenomena Plate Pluviometer portion pressure quantity rain-gauge rays Reaumur's Regnault's rise Royal Observatory saturated scale Southampton stratum surface Table Temp temperature tension of aqueous thermo tion trace ture vertical vessel volume weight wet-bulb thermometers wind ΙΟ