Biot's investigations of meteors--The observations of Brandes and
Benzenberg on the velocity of falling stars--Professor Olmstead's
observations on the meteoric shower of 1833--Confirmation of Chladni's
hypothesis of 1794--The aurora borealis--Franklin's suggestion that
it is of electrical origin--Its close association with terrestrial
magnetism--Evaporation, cloud-formation, and dew--Dalton's demonstration
that water exists in the air as an independent gas--Hutton's theory of
rain--Luke Howard's paper on clouds--Observations on dew, by Professor
Wilson and Mr. Six--Dr. Wells's essay on dew--His observations
on several appearances connected with dew--Isotherms and ocean
currents--Humboldt and the-science of comparative climatology--His
studies of ocean currents--Maury's theory that gravity is the cause
of ocean currents--Dr. Croll on Climate and Time--Cyclones and
anti-cyclones,--Dove's studies in climatology--Professor Ferrel's
mathematical law of the deflection of winds--Tyndall's estimate of
the amount of heat given off by the liberation of a pound of
vapor--Meteorological observations and weather predictions.