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Velocity of Wind

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THE following observations regarding the velocity of the wind in the south-west gale of the 21st and 22nd of November at Edinburgh may be of interest. The observations were made by me about nine o'clock on the morning of the 22nd, when the wind had somewhat moderated:—

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STEVENSON, C. Velocity of Wind. Nature 25, 102 (1881). https://doi.org/10.1038/025102a0

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