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An historical and philosophical account of the barometer, or weather-glass. Wherein the reason and use of that instrument, the theory of the atmosphere, and the causes of its different gravitation, are assign'd and explain'd. And A Modest Attempt from thence made towards a rational Account and probable Judgment of the Weather. By Edward Saul, A.M. Late Fellow of Magdalen-College, Oxford, and Rector of Harlaxton, Lincolnshire.
Saul, Edward, 1677-1754.Date: M.DCC.XXXV. [1735]- Books
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Poor Robin or the true weather telling almanack, with infallible predictions, for the year 1770. Being the Second after Leap-Year. containing. A True Account of the State of the Weather both in Verse and Prose; the Like never published before: with Astrological Observations on National Affairs, respecting War and Peace, according to the Rules of art, with various useful Informations. Also a complete Calendar of the Days of the Week and Month, with the New and full Moons, her Age and Quarters, and the Terms and Festivals throughout the Year: Commencing with a very humorous Preface, and concluding with his prophetical Predictions. By Poor Paddy his genuine successor.
Poor Paddy.Date: [1769]- Books
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The humourist: being essays upon several subjects, viz. account of the author. Stock-Jobbers. Authors. Travels. Fancy Journalists. The Weather. Hope. Education. Prating. Modern Inventions. Luxury. Libels. Popular Discontents. Great Men. Theatrical Entertainments. Method in Writing. Suicide. Infidelity. Publick Sports. Levity. The Duty of Authors. A Club of Authors. Happiness. Women. Coffee-Houses. Masquerades. Patriotism. Bishop Barnet's History. Mortality. The Characters of Different Nations. Sedition. Hopers. Some characters of the present age. Vol.II.
Gordon, Thomas, -1750.Date: MDCCXXV. [1725]- Books
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A new voyage and description of the isthmus of America. Giving an account of the author's abode there, The Form and Make of the Country, the Coasts, Hills, Rivers, &c. Woods, Soil, Weather, &c. Trees, Fruit, Beasts, Birds, Fish, &c. The Indian Inhabitants, their Features, Complexion, &c. their Manners, Customs, Employments, Marriages, Feasts, Hunting, Computation, Language, &c. With Remarkable Occurrences in the South-Sea and elsewhere. By Lionel Wafer. Illustrated with several Copper-Plates.
Wafer, Lionel, 1660?-1705?.Date: MDCCIV. [1704]- Books
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The knowledge of things unknown: shewing the effects of the planets and other astronomical constellations. With the strange events that befall men, women and children, born under them. Together with the Husbandman's Practice: Or, Prognostication for ever; as teach Albert, Alkind, and Ptolomy. With the Shepherd's Prognostication for the Weather, and Pythagoras his Wheel of Fortune.
Godfridus.Date: M.DCCXLIII. [1743]- Books
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The humourist. Being essays upon several subjects; treating of news-writers. Enthusiasm. Spleen. Country entertainment. Love. History of Miss Manage. Ambition and pride. Idleness. Fickleness of human nature. Prejudice. Witchcraft. Ghosts, &c. Weather. Female disguises. Art of modern conversation. Use of speech. Punishment of staying at home on Sunday, &c. Criticism. Art of begging. Anger. Avarice. Death. Grief. Keeping the ten commandments. Travel misapply'd. Flattery. Abuse of words. Credulity. Eating. Love of power. Expedients to get rid of time. Retirement. Story of W. Hacket the enthusiast. With a dedication to the man in the moon.
Gordon, Thomas, -1750.Date: M.DCC.XLI. [1741]- Archives and manuscripts
Meteorological Reports
Date: 1866-1875Reference: GALTON/2/2/1/1Part of: Galton Papers- Books
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Mr. Le Bas has the pleasure to inform his friends, and the company in general, that Col. Sibthorpe has been so kind as to grant permission for the band of the Lincolnshire militia from Canterbury) to attend the public breakfast at Dandelion to-morrow, if the Weather permits. margate, 12th of sept. 1800.
Le Bas, Charles.Date: [1800]- Books
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The humourist: being essays upon several subjects, viz. News writers. Enthusiasm. The Spleen. Country Entertainment. Love. The History of Miss Manage. Ambition and Pride. Idleness. Fickleness of human Nature. Prejudice. Witchcraft. Ghosts and Apparitions. The Weather. Female Disguises. The Art of modern Conversation. The Use of Speech. The Punishment of staying at Home on Sunday, &c. Criticism. Art of Begging. Anger. Avarice. Death. Grief. Keeping the Ten Commandments. Travel misapply'd. Flattery. The Abuse of Words. Credulity. Eating. The Love of Power. The Expedients to get rid of Time. Retirement. The story of Will. Hacket the enthusiast. With a dedication to the man in the moon.
Gordon, Thomas, -1750.Date: M.DCC.XXIV. [1724]- Books
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The humourist: being essays upon several subjects, viz. news-writers. Enthusiasm. The Spleen. Country Entertainment. Love. The History of Miss Manage. Ambition and Pride. Idleness. Fickleness of human Nature. Prejudice. Witchcraft. Ghosts and Apparitions. The Weather. Female Disguises. The Art of modern Conversation. The Use of Speech. The Punishment of Staying ... Home on Sunday, &c. Criticism. Art of Begging. Anger. Avarice. Death. Grief. Keeping the Ten Commandments. Travel misapply'd. Flattery. The Abuse of Words. Credulity. Eating. The Love of Power. The Expedients to get rid of Time. Retirement. The Story of Will. Hacket the Enthusiast. With a dedication to the Man in the Moon. By the author of The apology for parson Alberoni; The Dedication to a Great Man concerning Dedications, &c.
Gordon, Thomas, -1750.Date: 1720- Books
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The humourist: being essays upon several subjects, viz. news-writers. Enthusiasm. The Spleen. Country Entertainment. Love. The History of Miss Manage. Ambition and Pride. Idleness. Fickleness of human Nature. Prejudice. Witchcraft. Ghosts and Apparitions. The Weather. Female Disguises. The Art of modern Conversation. The Use of Speech. The Punishment of Staying at Home on Sunday, &c. Criticism. Art of Begging. Anger. Avarice. Death. Grief. Keeping the Ten Commandments. Travel misapply'd. Flattery. The Abuse of Words. Credulity. Eating. The Love of Power. The Expedients to get rid of Time. Retirement. The story of Will. Hacket the enthusiast. With a dedication to the man in the moon. By the author of the Apology for Parson Alberoni; the Dedication to a great man concerning dedications, &c.
Gordon, Thomas, -1750.Date: 1720- Books
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The country-Man's and citizen's spring journal: On the Remarkable and Ominous, Lucky, Fortunate, Prosperous, or Unlucky, Proper or Improper Times, Seasons and Days concerning Husbandry, Gardening, Agriculture, Business, Health, Weather, &c. in the January, February, and March of the Year 1725. Adapted to a City and Country Life, for every Person to use along with their Almanack In March will be Ready the Summer Journal on the Months April, May, and June, with Remarks on the 10th of June. In June will be Ready the Autumn Journal on the Months July, August, and September. In September will be Ready the Winter Journal on the Months October, November and December. With Remarks on the Great Visible Total Eclipse that will be of the Moon on the 10th of October for almost 4 Hours together, of astonishing Darkness. And in December will be another Spring Journal, for the Months January, February, and March 1726, and so on again with New Journals quite different from any of these. All Given Gratis every March, June, September and December, against each ensuing Quarter, Up One Pair of Stairs at the Anodyne Necklace, without Temple-Bar. And by R. Bradshaw (the Author's Servant) to be Directed to by Letter at his House against Sutton-Street End, by Soho-Square, as in the 2d Page of the Practical Scheme.
Date: 1725- Books
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A treatise upon artificial electricity, in which are given solutions of a number of interesting electric phoenomena, hitherto unexplained. To Which IS Added, AN Essay ON The Mild and Slow Electricity which prevails in the Atmosphere during Serene Weather. Translated from the original Italian of Father Giambatista Beccaria, Professor of Natural Philosophy in the University of Turin.
Beccaria, Giambatista, 1716-1781.Date: MDCCLXXVI. [1776]- Books
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A treatise of the plague: containing an historical journal, and medical account, of the plague, at Aleppo, in the years 1760, 1761, and 1762. Also, remarks on quarantines, lazarettos, and the administration of Police in times of Pestilence. To which is added, an appendix, containing cases of the Plague; and an Account of the Weather, during the Pestilential season. By Patrick Russell, M.D. F.R.S. formerly physician to the British factory, at Aleppo. Volume I.
Russell, Patrick, 1727-1805.Date: MDCCXCI. [1791]- Books
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Speculum anni: or, Season on the seasons, for the year of our Lord 1775, Being the Third after Bissextile, or Leap Year. Wherein you will find all Things necessary for such a Work; Sun and Moon's Rising and Setting; Moon's Southing, Planets Places and Aspects, Eclipses, Judgments on the Weather, and on the Four Quarters; Remarks about the Sun, Monthly Poetry, and other Novelties. By Henry Season, Licensed Physician, And Student in the Celestial Sciences, near Devizes.
Season, Henry, 1693-1775.Date: [1775]- Books
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Speculum anni: or, Season on the seasons, for the year of our Lord 1785, Being The First After Bissextile, OR Leap Year. Wherein you will find all Things necessary for such a Work; Sun and Moon's Rising and Setting; Moon's Southing, Planets Places and Aspects, Eclipses, Judgments on the Weather, and Four Quarters; Remarks about the Sun, Monthly Poetry, and other Novelties. By Henry Season Licensed Physician, And Student in the Celestial Sciences, near Devizes. With a particular Judgment of the Eclipses, &c.
Season, Henry, 1693-1775.Date: [1785]- Books
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Speculum anni: or, season on the seasons, for the year of our Lord 1783, Being the Third after Bissextile, OR Leap Year. Wherein you will find all Things necessary for such a Work; Sun and Moon's Rising and Setting; Moon's Southing, Planets Places and Aspects, Eclipses, Judgments on the Weather, and Four Quarters; Remarks about the Sun, Monthly Poetry, and other Novelties. By Henry Season, Licensed Physician, And Student in the Celestial Sciences, near Devizes. With a particular Judgment of the Eclipses, &c.
Season, Henry, 1693-1775.Date: [1783]- Books
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Speculum anni: or, Season on the seasons, for the year of our Lord 1798; being the second after Bissextile, or Leap Year. Wherein you will find all Things necessary for such a Work; Sun and Moon's Rising and Setting; Moon's Southing, Planets Places and Aspects, Eclipses, Judgments on the Weather, and Four Quarters; Remarks about the Sun, Monthly Poetry, and other Novelties. By Henry Season, Licensed Physician, And Student in the Celestial Sciences, near Devizes. With a particular Judgment of the Eclipses, &c
Season, Henry, 1693-1775.Date: [1798]- Books
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Speculum anni: or, Season on the seasons, for the year of our Lord 1782, Being the Second after Bissextile, OR Leap Year. Wherein you will find all Things necessary for such a Work; Sun and Moon's Rising and Setting; Moon's Southing, Planets Places and Aspects, Eclipses, Judgments on the Weather, and Four Quarters; Remarks about the Sun, Monthly Poetry, and other Novelties. By Henry Season, Licensed Physician, And Student in the Celestial Sciences, near Devizes. With a particular Judgment of the Eclipses, &c.
Season, Henry, 1693-1775.Date: [1782]- Books
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Speculum anni: or, Season on the seasons, for the year of our Lord 1796, being the Bissextile, or Leap Year. Wherein you will find all Things necessary for such a Work; Sun and Moon's Rising and Setting; Moon's Southing, Planets Places and Aspects, Eclipses, Judgments on the Weather, and Four Quarters; Remarks about the Sun, Monthly Poetry, and other Novelties. By Henry Season, Licensed Physician, And Student in the Celestial Sciences, near Devizes. With a particular Judgment of the Eclipses, &c.
Season, Henry, 1693-1775.Date: [1796]- Books
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Speculum anni: or, Season on the seasons, for the year of our Lord 1776, being Bissextile, or Leap Year. Wherein you will find all Things necessary for such a Work; Sun and Moon's Rising and Setting; Moon's Southing, Planets Places and Aspects, Eclipses, Judgments on the Weather, and on the Four Quarters; Remarks about the Sun, Monthly Poetry, and other Novelties. By Henry Season, Licensed Physician, And Student in the Celestial Sciences, near Devizes. With a particular Judgment of a total Lunar Eclipse.
Season, Henry, 1693-1775.Date: [1776]- Books
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Speculum anni Redivivum: or, an almanack for the year of our Lord 1753. Being the First after Bissextile, or Leap-Year. Wherein you will find all Things useful, needful, and entertaining; as, the Sun and Moon's Rising and Setting, the Moon's Southing, Planets Places, their Aspects, and Eclipses; Quarterly Ingresses, Judgment thereon, and on the Weather; with some short Observations on Intemperance: Together with some concise Forms of a Regimen, and monthly Verses as usual. By Henry Season, Licensed Physician, and Student in the Astreal Sciences.
Season, Henry, 1693-1775.Date: [1753]- Books
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A new almanack for the year of our Lord, 1708. And from the Creation of the World according to the best of History, 5656. Being Bissextile, or Leap-Year. Containing Astrological Judgments for the Weather, And Monthly Observations With a General Judgment. Also The Eclipses, Moons Place, Age, Change, Full, and Quarters. A Table of Terms. The Sun's Rising and Setting, with the length of Days. A Tide-Table. The Fairs and High-Ways, and usual Holy-Days: And an Account of the Days of Swearing the Masters of the several Corporations; and the Quarter-Assembly-Days in Dublin. Fitted for the Meridian of Dublin. Where the Pole-Artick is Elevated above the Horizon 53 deg. 20 min. and may without sensible Error serve the whole Kingdom. By A.C. Philomath.
Cumpsty, Andrew.Date: 1708- Books
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The new book of knowledge. Shewing the effects of the planets and other astronomical constellations; with the strange events that befall men, women and children, born under them. Together with the husbandman's practice: Or, Prognostication for Ever. With the Shepherd's perpetual Prognostication for the Weather. Also A brief Discourse of the Natural Causes of Meteors; with an Account of several Remarkable Earthquakes, Rains, Thunders, Lightnings, Comets, Blazing-Stars, &c. that have happen'd in several Countries. And observations on the weather, and Signs foretelling Rain. A brief Collection of all the Members of Man Physiognomiz'd: The Signification of Moles on Man or Woman: The Interpretation of Dreams: And Pythagoras's Wheel of Fortune. With several other secrets of art and nature, not to be sound in any other Book of this Kind.
Godfridus.Date: M.DCC.LVIII. [1758]- Books
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A concise treatise on the art of angling, confirmed by actual experience, and minute observations; with the proper methods For Breeding and Feeding Fish, and of making Fish-Ponds, Stews, &c. with several Arcana, never before made Public. To which is added the complete fly-fisher; the Game-Laws, relative to Angling; and Prognostics of the Weather, independent of the Barometer. By Thomas Best.
Best, Thomas.Date: 1794