An account of a portable barometer, with reasons and rules for the use of it. How to weigh the air, measure its height, and foretell all the alteration of weather; the constitution of the atmosphere, and how the effluvia keep off the air's gravitation: with a new account and experiments, how rain, snow, winds, frost, thunder, lightning, hurricans and tornado's are produced: and an inquiry, whether the planetary beams or influence can cause an alteration of weather, to be foretold by them: with a sensible demonstration of their influences, and the insufficiency of all hygroscopes, thermometers, and other inventions, to discover the alterations of weather by. And lastly, rules and experiments for the certain knowledge of all the alterations of weather, both in quantity and quality. By Gust. Parker, Med.

People / Organizations

• Gustavus Parker (Author)

Imprint

London: printed for William Haws, at the Rose in Ludgate-street, MDCXCX. [1700]

Publication year

1700-1700

ESTC No.

R1399

Grub Street ID

62043

Description

[10], 38, 31-70, 81-102, [4], 103-104, [4] p. ; 8⁰

Note

Addenda ([4] p.) inserted between p. 102 and p. 103.

With a penultimate contents leaf and a final advertisement leaf.