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THE
HURRICANE GUIDE:
BEING
AN ATTEMPT TO CONNECT THE
ROTATORY GALE OR REVOLVING STORM
WITH
ATMOSPHERIC WAVES.
INCLUDING INSTRUCTIONS FOR OBSERVING THE PHÆNOMENA OF THE WAVES AND STORMS;
PRACTICAL DIRECTIONS FOR AVOIDING THE CENTRES OF THE LATTER.
BY
WILLIAM RADCLIFF BIRT.
PREFACE.
CONTENTS.
NOTICE.
THE
HURRICANE GUIDE.
CHAPTER I.
PHÆNOMENA OF REVOLVING STORMS.
LOWER LATITUDES.
HIGHER LATITUDES.
RIGHT-HAND SEMICIRCLE.
LEFT-HAND SEMICIRCLE.
CHAPTER II.
PHÆNOMENA OF ATMOSPHERIC WAVES.
CHAPTER III.
OBSERVATIONS.
SECTION I.—INSTRUMENTS.
II.—TIMES OF OBSERVATION.
III.—LOCALITIES FOR ADDITIONAL OBSERVATIONS.
IV.—STORMS, HURRICANES, AND TYPHOONS.
V.—SEASONS FOR EXTRA OBSERVATIONS.
CHAPTER IV.
Practical Directions for Avoiding the Centres of Rotating Storms.
HURRICANE MOVING FROM SOUTH TO NORTH.
RIGHT-HAND SEMICIRCLE.
LEFT-HAND SEMICIRCLE.
HURRICANE MOVING FROM NORTH TO SOUTH.
RIGHT-HAND SEMICIRCLE.
LEFT-HAND SEMICIRCLE.
HURRICANE MOVING PROM WEST TO EAST.
RIGHT-HAND SEMICIRCLE.
LEFT-HAND SEMICIRCLE.
HURRICANE MOVING FROM NORTH-WEST TO SOUTH-EAST.
RIGHT-HAND SEMICIRCLE.
LEFT-HAND SEMICIRCLE.
APPENDIX.
TABLE I.—Correction to be added to Barometers for Capillary Action.
FOOTNOTES
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