Identifier: columbianmagazin17861787phil (find matches)
Title: The Columbian magazine : or, monthly miscellany
Year: 1787 (1780s)
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Publisher: Philadelphia : T. Seddon, W. Spotswood, C. Cist & J. Trenchard
Contributing Library: University of Pittsburgh Library System
Digitizing Sponsor: University of Pittsburgh Library System

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tswood, Cist, and Tr.enchard. W.DCC.LXXXVII. TO CORRESPONDENTS. The Defcription and Drawing of the Remains of ancient For-tifications on the Miiflvingiim (hall appear in our next. The Letter from G. Turner is received—his account of the Cha-lybeate Springs at Saratoga, was handed to us by a friend—andwe fliall be obliged to him for the fecond Letter he mentions refpeft-ing thefe Springs.—Every well authenticated communication thatleads to a knowledge of the natural Hiilory of our country, will beparticularly acceptable to the Editor of the Columbian Mag-azlne. Several Pieces, in Profe and Verfe, have been received and areunder confideration^ ERRATA,In JANUARY MAGAZINE. Page 223, Col. I. Line 20, for dengned order, read defigned ^/z^r, 224, Col. I. Line 10, for lightly cultivated, read highly cul- tivated. 225, Note % Line 4, for road land, read ^rc^d^ land. Line 9, for blades without ftraw, read headswithout itraw.Note ^j line 15, for lightly tilled land, read highly tilledland.
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j METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS 1 M ide at SPRI?TIIERNrc ^GMILL, 13 miles, NNW. of Philadelphia 40° 9N. Month of APRIL, 1787. )METER BAROMET. 1) A Y S WATER 1 mean height ^ ^ 5 S of RAIN WEATHER, of 1 de s ~ r r^ q 3 o mean degree .degrcs moyens WIND s- . SNOW. Q D. ^5- oi D. -^ 0 in.pts. T%. ■~ in. pts. -rV 42 4 5 29 II changeable Fair. 2 38 ■ 9 3 29 9 4 idem. Fair, windy, cold. 3 45 . 78 ,? ii:; i6 1718 19 i-o 38 562 560 45 8 50 59 556 52 358 2 66 569 67 847 254 .56 J3 B47 5 2 7 13 512 5 6 8 12 310 59 ii ) J5 8 6 7 • 9 8 10 5 5 2 6 8 30 I29 10 29 10 2 30 I 30 529 829 729 II29 II 729 10 829 8 829 7 729 929 u 229 II29. II 329 II29 7 8 S W idem. idem. idem. changeable S E S S W ftill idem. idem. S S W iicm. WNW ftill W E N E NW NW I 5. 2 Froft and fair. Fair, fun and moon red. Fair, lliy grey, fun very red. Overcaft. Fair, then overcaft. Rain, ftorm, thunder. Overcaft, wet, windy. Fair. Very fair. Overcaft. Oveicaft, warm, high wind. Overcaft, fair. Fair. Very fair. Fog, fair. Ove

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