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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
day_n	fair_a	night_n	wether_n	5,493	5	13.9630	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A60473	Horological disquisitions concerning the nature of time, and the reasons why all days, from noon to noon, are not alike twenty four hours long in which appears the impossibility of a clock's being always kept exactly true to the sun : with tables of equation, and newer and better rules ... how thereby precisely to adjust royal pendulums ... : with a table of pendulums, shewing the beats that any length makes in an hour ... / by John Smith ... ; to which is added The best rules for the ordering and use both of the quick-silver and spirit weather-glasses, and Mr. S. Watson's rules for adjusting a clock by the fixed stars.	Smith, John, fl. 1673-1680.	1694 (1694)	Wing S4106; ESTC R17047	36,804	110

consequence will go off naturally of it self when the Quicksilver rises a too moist Air has stranger Effects on Men's Bodies than is generally taken notice of by them that understand not the Reason from whence it proceeds In the next place observe That as the Baroscope Predicts only fair and foul Weather so that you may be the better directed which of these to expect you must still note the rising and falling of the Mercury for its rising in any part of the Glass betokens a tendency to fair as its falling down foreshews an inclination to Rain and Wet As for the Words engraven on the upper part of the Register Plats they are then only to be noted when the Mercury removes from Changeable upwards and those on the lower part are to be noted only when the Quicksilver falls from Changeable downward In other Cases the Words are of no Use for if it is Rising in any part foreshews a Tendency to be Fair and its Falling in any part a Tendency to foul Weather then it follows that if it fall from settled Fair to Fair it may yet Rain a little though the Quicksilver still stands as high as Fair the like may be said if it rise from the Word much Rain to Rain for though its Rising betoken a Tendency to Fair yet since 't is still so low as the Word Rain there may be yet be some Wet Weather though not so much as there was before the Quick-silver began to rise But if the Mercury mount upwards from Changeable then will the Weather for the most part be such as the Words in the upper part of the Register Plates Import and if from Changeable it falls down the Weather likewise will be much the same as the Words found in that Part do express but in the Mercuries rising up to Changeable when 't is below it or falling when 't is above it the Words as I said before signifie nothing If the Mercury rises very high the Weather will continue Fair so long as it stands at that pitch and you will not find the Weather change much till the Mercury falls down a good Space lower So likewise when 't is fallen down very low you must expect Wet Weather during all the time of its so continuing in both these Particulars you will be certain provided the Wind and the Moon Concur For both the Wind and the Changes of the Moon are to be well observed in order to make the truer Prediction And first for the Wind this is found to be of very great Moment for if the Glass fall and the Wind sit in those Quarters from whence much Rain is observed usually to come as with us about London are the South and Southwest then 't is not to be doubted but Wet will follow On the contrary if the Glass rise when the Wind blows from a dry Quarter of the Heavens as with us are the North and East then 't is a hundred to one but the Weather will be Fair but if the Glass rises and the Wind be South the Case is doubtful So also if it falls and the Wind be North for then it often happens that the Weather does not prove always such as the Rising and Falling of the Glass Predicts As to the Moon 't is well observed That the Weather is generally inclinable to Moisture about three Days before and three Days after both the New and Full Moon if therefore the Glass Falls the Wind be South and the Moon near the New or Full the certainty of Rain is still much the greater If the Mercury be high in the Summer-time when the Weather is hot and does of a suddain fall down a pretty considerable Distance then certainly expect great and sudden Storms of Rain and Thunder to follow soon after VVhen the Glass is Risen very high in Winter and the Wind sits then North and East it certainly presages Frost to ensue and the same will continue as long as the Mercury stands thus High but when you see it begin to sink somewhat considerably then be assured a Thaw will quickly follow If in a Frost the Air becomes Overcast and the Quicksilver Rises of a suddain yet higher when it had stood high for a time before then look for Snow for the Cold above which is the Cause of Snow causes also the Air to become more heavy by Condensatition If the Glass Rise and Fall but a little or it be unsettled in its Motion it then argues an unconstant Season and the Weather will not then long continue in one state the like happens when it is about the Word Changeable or Uncertain for then no true Guess can be made what the VVeather will be The Mercury is always observed to be lowest in extream high and strong Winds that happen when the Air is full of Moisture but the Glass does no way predict Winds before-hand for the extreme lowness of the Quick-silver happens only at the very Time the Wind Blows and as soon as the Wind Ceases the Mercury is then found to rise apace but such a Rise that immediately follows Storms are no signs of fair Weather except it rises much higher than it was at the Time of the Wind 's beginning to blow Note That when Wet is predicted by the Glass or by any other Sign or Token it generally begins to rain either when the Moon is due South or else when the Sun comes to be upon the same Quarter from whence the Wind blows and if it rains not at the Time of the Moon 's Southing or Northing nor when the Sun and the Wind comes together then 't will hardly rain till the same Times do again return which is a good Note in time of Harvest and very seldom fails though it sometimes may Note also that most great Changes of the Weather happen with us either at the New full Moon and if the Weather change not then 't will hold on as it is till the next New or Full Moon comes Frost generally breaks at the Changes when it does break and 't is commonly at the Change or Full that Rain comes after a dry Season has long continued An Addition of some Natural Predictions of Fair and Foul Weather And first of Fair Weather THe much hooping of Owls after Sun-set in the Summer-time and in the Night also foreshews a fair Day to follow Swarms of little Gnats and Flies sporting themselves together in the Evening is a certain token that the Day following will be fair If the Sun set red in the Evening and the Place be free from Clouds and the next Morning rises clear and bright these are good tokens that the Day will be fair The Soaring of Kites aloft in the Air is a Sign of dry and hot Weather When the Bat Mice are seen to fly to and fro in the Evening it shews that the next will be a fair Day If in the Morning Mists descend from the Hills and settle in the Vallies 't is a Sign that the

Day will be fair If it rain in the Summer and Horses and Kine do thereupon leave off Feeding 't is a certain Sign the Rain will not continue long Crows if they caw or cry early in the Morning with a loud and clear Voice it shews that the Day will be fair Signs of Rain and Wet Weather IF in the Evening the Sun set behind a dark black Cloud and her Body appear also greater at that Time than usual it certainly betokens Wet the next Day If Water-fowl wash themselves much and dive more than usual under Water and also flutter and clap their Wings and oil their Feathers more than usual 't is a Sign of Rain If Toads are in the Evening found leaping in the Paths or High Ways or if the great black Houseless Snails are found creeping about more than usual it foreshews Rain An unusual Circle of Light about the Moon or Stars when no Mist or Fog appears below is a Sign of Rain soon to follow If the Sun at her first rising or some Time after shine waterish that is paler than ordinary 't is a Sign of a wet Day especially if the Air be soon after obscured with thick Clouds If in the Summer in a fair clear Day you perceive the Clouds to gather of a suddain on all Sides and appear black and curled then prepare your self for Storms of Rain and Thunder soon after Hoggs crying in an unusual manner and running unquietly up and down with Litter in their Mouths foreshews Rain and Storms at Hand If Crows cry much in the Evening 't is a Sign of Rain the next Day Any of these or the like Signs happening in the Summer time will if the Baroscope concur help you to make the more certain Guess at what Weather will after ensue especially if the Glass be at Changeable and Uncertain for then by these you may the better guess at what Weather will follow Some particular Places have also Signs of Rain and fair Weather which others have not which observed together with the Glass may make your Guess more certain than they can otherwise be the Nature of Countries also differ for whereas in England especially near London and the Southern Parts a South Wind always brings most Rain and a North or East Wind dry Weather on the contrary at Edenburgh it Scotland a South Wind brings the fairest Weather and a North or North East the greatest Wet these things considered every Man that lives in Countries which differ in Temper from that for which these Rules serve ought to frame Rules to himself by observing the Changes that follow the Glass's Rising and Falling the Change of the Wind and the Southing of the Moon Note If the latter End of February and the Beginning of March be constantly Dry it betokens a very Dry Summer Also a hard Frostly and Snowy Winter makes the Year following to be very Plentiful and Healthy but a Warm and Moist Winter makes the Summer after to be very sickly Some Uses of the Spirit Weather-Glass THE suddain Rising of the Spirit in the Day in Summer foreshews an immediate Approach of Thunder and Storms of Rain and in Winter Snow If it rises much in the Day and falls but little in the Night then expect the Day following excessive Heat if not Thunder and Storms If it rises never so little in the Night-time expect next Day either Rain or Snow as the Season is If it rises no more in the Day than it falls in the Night 't is a Token that the Air is Temperate as to the Heat and Cold. If it falls in the Day-time and the Weather be fair expect a Frost the next Night The like happens also generally when the Liquor is very low The more it rises or falls at any Time the more remarkable will that Change of Weather be which follows All the other Uses of it are only to shew the present Temper of the Air as to Heat and Cold and farther than this my Experience has not as yet led me neither by Enquiry do I find any other useful Observations made on them I shall only add That these Glasses might be made as strong as the Tube of a Quick-silver Weather glass provided the Ball be proportionable to the Bore only It may be if the Glass were thicker they would not move so nicely but this would not signify much because little Judgment can be made from small and little Alterations JUst when the last Sheet was ready to be printed off that which follows was communicated to me by Mr Watson the Person before-mentioned in this Work which in respect of its Nature being not only plain and useful but also free from all Objections that Tables may be liable to I have thought fit to add it hereunto upon his Recommendation and in the Words penn'd by himself SIR I Rather communicate this to you because many Gentlemen have the Convenience of Places fit for this way of Observation which I take to be the most exact Way yet found to adjust a Pendulum Clock well If you think it may be serviceable to those that are the most exact and curious in Time-keeping you may do well to insert it in that laborious and curious Tract of the Equation of Natural Days that you are now publishing I am Your real Friend and humble Servant S. W. The Way of finding how much a Pendulum Clock has gained or lost in a Day Week or a Month to the nicity of Two or Three Seconds c. N. h. ′ ″ 1 0 3 56 2 0 7 52 3 0 11 48 4 0 15 44 5 0 19 39 6 0 23 35 7 0 27 31 8 0 31 27 9 0 35 23 10 0 39 19 11 0 43 15 12 0 47 11 13 0 51 7 14 0 55 2 15 0 58 58 16 1 2 54 17 1 6 50 18 1 10 46 19 1 14 42 20 1 18 38 21 1 22 34 22 1 26 30 23 1 30 25 24 1 34 21 25 1 38 17 26 1 42 13 27 1 46 9 28 1 50 5 29 1 54 1 30 1 57 57 31 2 1 53 TAke a Piece of thin Brass and file therein a Slit or Notch about half a quarter of an Inch deep but somewhat wider at the Top than at the Bottom as thus 〈◊〉 knock the End of it into some Post in your Back-side or else in some Window that ye think convenient then look through the Notch at any Star of the first or second Magnitude and wait till the Star comes to the Edge of any Chimney or the Side of any House and you will see the Star vanish in a Moment then mark what your Clock is at when the Star vanishes Then at any other Night afterwards as the next Night or a Week or a Month afterwards wait for the same Star again till it vanish behind the Chimney or House as before and then observe what your Clock is at then your Clock should shew the second Time of vanishing so much sooner than the first as this Table shews now the farther off the Chimney or Wall is the more exact will the Observation be Let the Distance be Ten Yards at least let the Observation be made in any part of the East South or West but little towards the North Pole because the Polar Stars are not so fit for this Purpose EXAMPLE Suppose a Star vanishes this Night at Nine Hours Three Minutes and Four Seconds by my Clock and Eight Nights after I observe it again and it then vanishes at Eight Hours Thirty four Minutes and Forty two Seconds by my Clock against Eight Nights in the Table I find Thirty one Minutes Twenty seven Seconds that is so much sooner should the Star vanish at the second Observation than it did at the first therefore substracting 31′ 27″ from the first Observation 9h 3′ 4″ there 's left 8h 31′ 37″ the true Time that the Clock should have been at in the second Observation therefore seeing the Clock was then at 8h 24′ 32″ it has gained 2′ 55. 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