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Hailstones

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A SEVERE hailstorm occurred here yesterday evening, between 6 and 7 o'clock, and lasted for about a quarter of an hour. The hailstones being fairly large, I was able, by the aid of a good lens, to examine them somewhat carefully. The result of this examination I give shortly in the following statement.

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JOHNSTONE, A. Hailstones. Nature 39, 148–149 (1888). https://doi.org/10.1038/039148g0

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