Excerpt from Meteorological and Chronological Register: Comprising a Record of the Weather, With Especial Reference to the Position of the Wind, and the Moon on the Occasion of Sudden Changes, Untimely Frosts, &C N presenting to the public the result of his Obser vations in relation to the weather, and Of the more remarkable events transpiring in the Old Colony and vicinity, the author makes no pretence of introducing a work to be valued for its scientific discoveries, or its literary attainments; but he introduces, rather, the diary of a plain mechanic, Surveyor, and farmer, kept for sixty - three years, with such completeness as his means of information would allow, and, as is generally believed, the most perfect consecutive record for so long a period of time. The facts here embraced are compiled in a convenient form for reference, and are given to the public at the earnest solicitation of a large number Of his friends, who have deemed this record worthy to be preserved. 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.