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for a Report on the meteorology of [[mine?]] the Report of the main Board of Agriculture for 1865.
[[in pencil]] Does sound travel faster in a wind [[/in pencil]]
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Is the velocity of sound greater in a wind in the same direction than in a calm or in a wind in an opposite direction? This has not yet been determined [[/overwritten in ink]]
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[[page number in pencil]] 1
Electrical light by the Board of Trade.
was introduced 1858 at South Foreland - was transferred to Dungeness June 1862 since then until (1866) now it has been used
The old apparatus is always kept ready in case of accident and with good cause Between June 63 and Dec 64 the light failed for an agregate period of 119 one hundred and nineteen 1/2 hours.
The light part is the least liable to fail want of steam of water neglect are cause of failure

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[[start page]] not required at beginning, only between pages. South Foreland is a lighthouse. Dungeness 'ss' written in old hand appears 'fs'