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" Obfervations, it appears, That it is not fo much the Height of the Mercury in the Tube, that indicates the Weather, as the Motion of it up and down... "
Collection of English Almanacs for the Years 1702-1835 - Page 7
1789
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A Compendious System of Natural Philosophy: With Notes Containing the ...

John Rowning - Astronomy - 1744 - 470 pages
...done, if the Mercury were higher : " And fo on the contrary, if the Mercury " flood at Fair, and falls to Changeable, it " prefages foul Weather ; though...indicates the Weather, as the Motion of it up and down j wherefore in Order to pafs a right Judgment of what Weather is to be expedted, we ought to know,...
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The Accomplished Tutor: Or, Complete System of Liberal Education ...

Thomas Hodson - Education - 1802 - 556 pages
...lower. Upon thefe rules of Mr. Patrick, Mr. Rt-iuni-ng remarks, that it is not fo much the abfolute height of the mercury in the tube that indicates the weather, as its motion up and down; therefore, to pafs a right judgment of what weather is to be expefted, we ought...
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The Accomplished Tutor; Or, Complete System of Liberal Education ..., Volume 2

Thomas Hodson - Arithmetic - 1806 - 488 pages
...funk lower. Upon thefe rules of Mr. Patrick, Mr. Rmaning remarks, that it is not fo much the abfolute height of the mercury in the tube that indicates the weather, as its motion up and down ; therefore, to pafs a right judgment of what weather is to be expected, we...
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Walker's Hibernian Magazine, Or, Compendium of Entertaining Knowledge

1789 - 766 pages
...twelve peribns, of whom two hundred and ten were volunteers. The number of convidls w.is five From tbefe obfervations it appears, that it is not fo much the height of the quickfilver in the tube, that indicates the weather, as the motion of it up "and down ; and, therefore,...
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Universal Science Or the Cabinet of Nature and Art, Comprising ..., Volume 1

Alexander Jamieson - Natural history - 1821 - 448 pages
...not so much of it as if it had sunk lower. From these observations it appears, that it is not so mucb the height of the mercury in the tube that indicates the weather, as the motion of it up and down: therefore, in order to form a right judgment of what weather may be expected, we ought to know, whether...
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The scientific and literary treasury

Samuel Maunder - 1858 - 868 pages
...the beet observations that have been made on the barometer, it appears, however, that it is not so much the height of the mercury in the tube that indicates the weather, as the motion of it up and down j wherefore, in order to know whether the mercury is actually rising or falling, the following rules...
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The Christian Philosopher: Or, The Connection of Science and Philosophy with ...

Thomas Dick - Philosophy and religion - 1869 - 664 pages
...as rain in all other points of the Compass. — From these observations it appears that it is not so much the height of the mercury in the tube that indicates the weather as its motion upwards or downwards. In the torrid zone the mercury seldom either rises or falls so much...
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The Scientific and Literary Treasury

Samuel Maunder - Encyclopedias and dictionaries - 1880 - 904 pages
...the beet observations that hare been made on the barometer, It appears, however, that it [a not во much the height of the mercury in the tube that Indicates the weather, as its motion up and down ; hence, In order to know whether the mercury la actually rising or falling,...
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The Magazine of Science, and Schools of Art, Volume 3

Science - 1842 - 446 pages
...of Mr. Patrick the following remarks are made by Mr. Rowning : That it is not so much the absolute height of the mercury in the tube that indicates the weather, as its motion up and down : wherefore, to pass a right judgment of what weather is to be expected, we...
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