Book contents
- Frontmatter
- PREFACE
- SUBSCRIBERS' NAMES
- Contents
- PART I
- PART II
- ESSAY 1 On the Atmosphere; its Constitution,Figure,Height & c
- ESSAY 2 On Winds
- ESSAY 3 On the variation of the Barometer
- ESSAY 4 On the Relation between Heat and other Bodies
- ESSAY 5 On the Temperature of different Climates and Seasons
- ESSAY 6 On Evaporation,Rain,Hail,Snow,and Dew
- ESSAY 7 On the Relation betwixt the Barometer and Rain
- ESSAY 8 On the Aurora Borealis.—Introduction
- SECTION 1 Mathematical Propositions necessary for illustrating and confirming those concerning theAurora Borealis
- SECTION 2 Phenomena of the Auroras Boreales
- SECTION 3 Propositions concerning the Aurora Borealis
- SECTION 4 Theory of the Aurora Borealis
- SECTION 5 An investigation of the supposed effect of the Moon in producing the Aurora Borealis
- SECTION 6 An investigation of the effect of the Aurora Borealis on the Weather succeeding it
- General Rules for judging the Weather
- Appendix, containing additional Notes on different parts of the Work
ESSAY 8 - On the Aurora Borealis.—Introduction
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 05 January 2012
- Frontmatter
- PREFACE
- SUBSCRIBERS' NAMES
- Contents
- PART I
- PART II
- ESSAY 1 On the Atmosphere; its Constitution,Figure,Height & c
- ESSAY 2 On Winds
- ESSAY 3 On the variation of the Barometer
- ESSAY 4 On the Relation between Heat and other Bodies
- ESSAY 5 On the Temperature of different Climates and Seasons
- ESSAY 6 On Evaporation,Rain,Hail,Snow,and Dew
- ESSAY 7 On the Relation betwixt the Barometer and Rain
- ESSAY 8 On the Aurora Borealis.—Introduction
- SECTION 1 Mathematical Propositions necessary for illustrating and confirming those concerning theAurora Borealis
- SECTION 2 Phenomena of the Auroras Boreales
- SECTION 3 Propositions concerning the Aurora Borealis
- SECTION 4 Theory of the Aurora Borealis
- SECTION 5 An investigation of the supposed effect of the Moon in producing the Aurora Borealis
- SECTION 6 An investigation of the effect of the Aurora Borealis on the Weather succeeding it
- General Rules for judging the Weather
- Appendix, containing additional Notes on different parts of the Work
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- Meteorological Observations and Essays , pp. 153 - 159Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2011First published in: 1793