 For if it stands at much rain, and then rises up to changeable, it presages fair weather; though not to continue so long as if the mercury had risen higher. And so, on the contrary, if the mercury stood at fair, and falls to changeable, it presages foul...  The elements of physiography - Page 120by John J. Prince - 1885Full view - About this book
 | Colin MacKenzie - 1821 - 724 pages
...of Nitrogen Gas, which changes its bulk according to the density of tlie atmosphere. then rises up to changeable, it presages fair weather ; though not to continue so long as if the mercury haj risen higher : and, on the contrary, If the mercury stood at fair, and falls to... | |
 | Alexander Jamieson - Natural history - 1821 - 448 pages
...agree with them), as the mercury's rising and falling: for if it stand at much rain, and then rise up to changeable, it presages fair weather; though not to continue so long as if the mercury had risen higher; and so, on the contrary, if the mercury stood at fair, and fell to... | |
 | Thomas Arnold - Marine insurance - 1822 - 1008 pages
...engraved on the plate, (though it sometimes agrees with them) as the mer-, cury's rising and falling, for if it stands at much rain, and then rises to changeable, it presages fair weather, although not to continue so long as it would have done if the mercury were higher, so on the contrary,... | |
 | James Mitchell - Mathematics - 1823 - 666 pages
...falling; though, in general, it will agree with them. For if it stands at much rain, and then rises up to changeable, it presages fair weather; though not to continue so long as if the mercury had risen higher. And so, on the contrary, if the mercury stood at fair, and falls to... | |
 | George Mackenzie - Meteorology - 1829 - 124 pages
...falling, though in general it will agree with them ; for if it stands at much rain, and then rises up to changeable, it presages fair weather, though not to continue so long as if the mercury had risen higher. And on the contrary, if the mercury stood at fair, and falls to changeable,... | |
 | Janet Taylor - Nautical astronomy - 1842 - 592 pages
...The words on the plates are not so strictly to be observed as the rising and falling of the mereury, for if it stands at Much Rain and then rises to Changeable,...weather, though not to continue so long as though the mereury had risen higher ; and so on the contrary, if , the mereury stand at Fair, and then fall to... | |
 | T. C. Thornton - Scientific recreations - 1846 - 268 pages
...and falling ; tlmuc in general it will agree with them. For if it stands much rain and then rises up changeable, it presages fair weather ; though not to continue so long as if the mercnrr had risen higher. And so, on the contrary, if the mercuc stood at fair, and falls to... | |
 | Janet Taylor - Nautical astronomy - 1851 - 674 pages
...to be observed, as the rising and falling of the mercury, for if it stand at Much Rain and then rise to Changeable, it presages fair weather, though not...risen higher ; and so on the contrary, if the mercury stand at Fair, and then fall to Changeable, it presages bad weather, though not so much as if it had... | |
 | Popular encyclopedia - 1883 - 618 pages
...falling of the mercury denotes changeable weather. 8th. The chords on the plate (scale) are not 10 strictly to be observed as the rising and falling...rises to changeable it presages fair weather, though imt to continue so long as though the mercury had risen higher ; and so, on the contrary, if the mercury... | |
 | Science - 1842 - 446 pages
...falling ; though in general it will agree with them. For if it stands at much rain, and then rises up to changeable, it presages fair weather ; though not to continue so long as if the mercury had risen higher. And so, on the contrary, if the mercury stood at fair, and falls to... | |
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