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French Sea-coast Barometer

The French have imitated this form of barometer for coast service, and have translated Admiral FitzRoy’s indications for the scale as follows:—

LA				LA
HAUSSE				BAISSE
INDIQUE.				INDIQUE.
———				———
des Vents de la				des Vents de la
PARTIE DU				PARTIE DU
N.E.				S.O.
(	du N.O. á l’E	)		(	du S.E. á l’O.	)
	par le NORD.				par le SUD.
DE LA				DE
SÉCHERESSE.				L’HUMIDITÉ.
———				———
un VENT				un VENT
PLUS FAIBLE				PLUS FORT
EXCEPTÉ S’IL PLEUT				EXCEPTÉ S’IL PLEUT
AVEC DE FORTES BRISES				AVEC DE PETITES BRISES
du N.E.				du N.E.
———				———
Mouvements lents, Temps durable. ——— Mouvements rapides, Temps variable.				Le commencement de la hausse, après une grande baisse présage un Vent violent.

Fig. 13.

Fig. 14.

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