Second report on meteorology to the secretary of the navy. (Rules for the mariner.) [With maps.].

Astronomy Comes to the Observer, Meteorology Must be Pursued

The astronomer is, in some measure, independent of his fellow astronomer; he can wait in his observatory till the star he wishes to observe comes to his meridian; but the meteorologist has his observations bounded by a very limited horizon, and can do little without the aid of numerous observers furnishing him…

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