Excerpt from Results of Meteorological Observations Made at the Radcliffe Observatory, Oxford, in the Years 1876-9, Vol. 37During the years 1876, 1877, and 1878, to December 1, the principal air temperature thermometers were placed on a frame, about 47} feet above the ground, within a penthouse situated on the north side of the Observatory, opposite to the Transit-circle room, and at a distance of about 14 feet from the wall.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis 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.