. Transactions of the Royal Society of Edinburgh . e page xxv., No. 28, Introduction for 130, last line, for indicate read indication — 146, July 21d 8h, column Diff., for 3-1 read 2-9 — 151, July 31d 8h,/or cirri-like read cirri, like — 170, Oct. 8d 18h, column Barometer, for 30-228 read 29-228 — 237, line 15 below Table XIII., for solstices read equinoxes — 267, line 2 below Table VI., for 7°-7 read 78°-7 — 303, line 17 below Table XXXV., for monthly read daily ERRATA IN THE VOLUME OF OBSERVATIONS FOR 1841-2. Introduction, page xi., line 6, for the term 1842 read the October term o
. Transactions of the Royal Society of Edinburgh . e page xxv., No. 28, Introduction for 130, last line, for indicate read indication — 146, July 21d 8h, column Diff., for 3-1 read 2-9 — 151, July 31d 8h,/or cirri-like read cirri, like — 170, Oct. 8d 18h, column Barometer, for 30-228 read 29-228 — 237, line 15 below Table XIII., for solstices read equinoxes — 267, line 2 below Table VI., for 7°-7 read 78°-7 — 303, line 17 below Table XXXV., for monthly read daily ERRATA IN THE VOLUME OF OBSERVATIONS FOR 1841-2. Introduction, page xi., line 6, for the term 1842 read the October term of 1842 — xxxiii., line 3 from foot, for 23 read 13 — xli., line 10, column -Q,/or 0-000342 read 0000298 — xli., line 6 from foot, for 0-0002979 read 0-0002972 — xli., line 5 from foot, for 0-0002915 read 0-0002922 — xlvi, heading of Table 22, for 23 read 21 Page 34, IP 12, column Balance Corrected, for 560-0 read 860-0 — 149, line 10 below Table XIX., for 2* read 23h — 158, Table II., head of 5th column, for 3* read 5^. INTRODUCTION, Position and Description of the Observatory. 1. The Magnetical and Meteorological Observatory at Makerstoun, in Rox-burghshire, was erected by General Sir Thomas Makdougall Brisbane, Bart., inthe year 1841. The geographical co-ordinates are as follow :— Latitude, 55° 34 45 N.* Longitude, 0h 10m 35s W. of Height of the barometer cistern above mean water at Berwick, 213 feet.| 2. The Magnetical Observatory is situate nearly on the summit of a ridge, whichoccupies the left or northern bank of the Tweed, being 540 feet distant from, and80 feet above, that river. The Astronomical Observatory is upon the highest partof the ridge, 140 feet due west of the Magnetic Observatory. A fair horizon is seenfrom the Observatory hill, being bounded about 10 miles to the east by a slightly-swelling ground, which, to the east-south-east, seems to join the Cheviot Hills. Theview is bounded about a mile to south and south-west
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