Papers.—1. “Motions of the Atmosphere in the Southern Hemisphere,” by Major-General Schaw, C.B., R.E.; read by Sir James Hector, in the absence of the author through illness. (Transactions, p. 376.) “Even in his hours of illness, said Sir James, General Schaw still followed his scientific pursuits on the lines in which he had so distinguished himself. The paper, which was highly technical and was illustrated by diagrams, dealt with generalised conclusions from a long series of observations with the balanced wind-vane, devised by the author some years ago, by which ascending and descending currents were indicated. Sir James Hector added that a device somewhat similar was used some forty years ago in Switzerland, but more minute observations were now being made in Europe by means of captive balloons. Investigations of this nature, systematically carried out, were tending greatly towards a precise knowledge of this difficult and intricate subject.
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Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New Zealand, Volume 33, 1900, Page 555
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148Papers.—1. “Motions of the Atmosphere in the Southern Hemisphere,” Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New Zealand, Volume 33, 1900, Page 555
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