Forecasts of Weather by Royal Navy Expert
Vice-Admiral R. Fitz-Roy explains meteorology as a practical science. He argues forecasts hinge on general atmospheric currents, lateral eastward translation, and statical-dynamic analysis, with warnings for storms and acknowledged limitations.
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R. Fitz-Roy
Life Boat, the Journal of the National Lifeboat Institution
London
Espy
Dover
Herschel
Nairn
Valentia
Rochefort
England
Oxford
Greenwich
Nottingham
Earth
Paris
Brest
Lorient
France
Board of Trade
Admiralty
R. Friz-Roy
British Islands
R. F
City Sewers Commission Adopts Gas Report and Funding Plan
At the Guildhall the City Sewers Commission read and adopted a Special Committee report on gas supply reforms. It recommends discontinuing carburettor use for lantern lamps after February and retaining gas engineer Hawksley to advise on reducing sulphur in gas within fifty guineas. The discussion covers illuminating power, company comparisons, and potential parliamentary action.
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City Commissioners of Sewers
Deputy de Jersey
London
Hawksley
Letheby
Chartered Gas Company
Great Central Company
Chartered
Great Central
City
Chaplin
Special Gas Committee
Great Central Gas Company
Metropolis
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City Sewers Commission
Bewicke
Berkeley
McLloway
Holloway