Excerpt from Directions for Meteorological Observations, and the Registry of Periodical Phenomena, 1860 Placing - Place the thermometer in the Open air, and in an Open space, out of the vicinity of high buildings, or of any oh stacle that impedes the free circulation of the air. It should be so situated as to face the north, to be always in the shade, and be at least from nine to twelve inches from the walls of the build ing, and from every other neighboring object. The height from the ground maybe from ten to fifteen feet, and, as far as possible, it should be the same at all the stations. The instrument should be protected against its own radiation to the sky, and against the light reflected by neighboring objects, such as buildings, the ground itself, and sheltered from the rain, snow, and hail. The following arrangement will fulfil these requirements (fig. 1) About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.