 | Anthony Florian Madinger Willich - Encyclopedias and dictionaries - 1802 - 570 pages
...the sudden falling of the mercury portends thunder; 3. In winter, the rising indicates frost; and Jn frosty weather', if the mercury falls three or four divisions, there will Certainly follow a thaw ; but if it rise in A continued frost, it Will always be accompanied with snow;... | |
 | John Pinkerton - Africa - 1804 - 694 pages
...snow, high winds, and storms. 2. In very hot weather, the falling of the mercury indicate* thunder. 3. In winter, the rising indicates frost: and in frosty weather, if the mercury fall 3 or 4 divisions, there will follow a thaw. But in a continued frost, if the mercury rise, it... | |
 | William Nicholson - 1809 - 722 pages
...very hot weather, the falling of the mercury indicates thunder. :>. In winter, the rising presages frost ; and in frosty weather, if the mercury falls three or four divisions, there will be a thaw ; but, in a continued frost, if the mercury rises, it will certainly MIOW. 4. When foul weather... | |
 | Thomas Best - Fishing - 1814 - 286 pages
...falling, fowl. a. In very hot weather the falling indicates thunder. • 4. In winter the rising presages frost; and in frosty weather, if the mercury falls three or four divisions, a thaw ; but in a continued frost, if it rises, it will certainly snow. 5. When foul weather happens... | |
 | James Smith - Industrial arts - 1815 - 942 pages
...high winds and storms. y. In very hot weather, the sudden falling of the mercury portends thunder. 3. In winter, the rising indicates frost ; and in...mercury falls three or four divisions, there will certainly follow a thaw; but if it rise in a continued frost, it •will be accompanied with snow.... | |
 | Jeremiah Joyce - 1815 - 282 pages
...In very hot weather, the falling of the mercury indicates thunder. 3. In winter, the rising presages frost : and in frosty weather, if the mercury falls three or four divisions, there will be a thaw. But in a continued frost, if the mercury rises, it will certainly snow. 4. When wet weather... | |
 | Jeremiah Joyce - Astronomy - 1815 - 680 pages
...In very hot weather, the falling of the mercury indicates thunder. 3. In winter, the rising presages frost: and in frosty weather, if the mercury falls three or four divisions, there will be a thaw« But in a continued frost, if the mercury rises, it will certainly snow. • . 4. When wet... | |
 | Jeremiah Joyce - Science - 1815 - 446 pages
...In very hot weather, the falling of the mercury indicates thunder. 3. In winter, the rising presages frost: and in frosty weather, if the mercury falls three or four divisions, there will be a thaw. But in a continued frost, if the mercury rises, it will certainly snow. 4. When wet weather... | |
 | William Nicholson - Natural history - 1821 - 356 pages
...In very hot weather, the falling of the mercury indicates thunder. 3. In winter, the rising presages frost ; and in frosty weather, if the mercury falls three or four divisions, there will be a thaw ; but in a continued frost, if the mercury rises, it will be certainly snow. 4. When foul... | |
 | 1822 - 440 pages
...the mercury foretells thunder. 3d. In winter the rising presages frost, and in frosty weather, if it falls three or four divisions, there will follow a...rises in a continued frost, snow may be expected. 4th. When foul weather happens soon after the falling of the mercury, expect but little of it ; and... | |
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When foul weather happens soon after the falling of the mercury, expect but little of it ; and, on the contrary, expect but little fair weather, when it proves fair shortly after the mercury has risen. 
