| John Rowning - Astronomy - 1744 - 470 pages
...contrary, expect but " little fair Weather, when it proves fair " fliortly after the Mercury has rifen. "5. In foul Weather, when the Mercury " rifes much and high, and fo continues for tc two or three D*ays before the foul Weather " is quite over, then expect a Continuance of " fair... | |
| Colin Macfarquhar, George Gleig - Encyclopedias and dictionaries - 1797 - 430 pages
...contrary, expeft but little fair weather when it proves fair ihortly after the mercury ha* rifen. 5. IR foul weather, when the mercury rifes much and high, and fo continues foi two or three days before the foul weather is quite over, then expeft a continuance of fair weather... | |
| 1789 - 766 pages
...when it proves fair fliortly after the quickfilver has rifen. 5. In foul weather, when the quickfilver rifes much and high,' and fo continues for two or three days before the foul weather is quite over, expect a continuance of fair weather to follow. 7. The unfettled motion of the quickfilver denotes... | |
| Encyclopedias and dictionaries - 1816 - 740 pages
...contrary, expect but little fair weather when it proves fair fhortly after the mercury has rifen. V. In foul weather, when the mercury rifes much and high, and fo continues for two ter, tap the inlrrumcnt gently with the finger, and the index will vifibly ftart forwards or backv.-.rds... | |
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