| James Inman - 1872 - 818 pages
...a continued frost, if the mercury rises, it will certainly snow. 4. When foul weather happens soon after the falling of the mercury expect but little...expect but little fair weather when it proves fair shortly after the mercury has risen. 5. In foul weather when the mercury rises much and high, and thus... | |
| John Platts - Curiosities and wonders - 1876 - 986 pages
...certainly snow. When wet weather happens soon after the depression of the mercury, expect but little of it; on the contrary, expect but little fair weather, when it proves fair shortly after the mercury has risen. In wet weather, when the mercury rises mucn and high, and so continues... | |
| John J. Prince - 1877 - 184 pages
...but in a continual frost, if the mercury rises there will be snow. (4) When foul weather happens soon after the falling of the mercury, expect but little of it ; and, on the other hand, little fair weather may be expected when it becomes quickly fair after the rising of the... | |
| Popular encyclopedia - 1883 - 618 pages
...in ft continual frost, if the mercury rises, there will be snow. 4th. When foul weather happens soon after the falling of the mercury, expect but little of it ; and, on the other hand, little fair weather may be expected when it becomes quickly fair after the rising of the... | |
| Weather - 1898 - 266 pages
...snow if it be winter fimt. Higkwitk When wet weather happens soon after tlie falling of the barometer, expect but little of it ; and, on the contrary, expect but little fair weather when it proves fine shortly after the barometer has risen. — C L. PRINCE. During summer, if pressure and temperature... | |
| Science - 1842 - 446 pages
...in a continued frost, if the mercury rises it will certainly snow. 4. When foul weather happens loon after the falling of the mercury, expect but little of it; and on the contrary, expect but little lair weather when it proves fair shortly after the mercury has risen. 5. In foul weather, when the... | |
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