Violle (J.), 112, 115 W Washington (Mount), meteorological station, 35 Weather chronicles, first, 12 ---- forecasting by means of clouds, 63 ---- prognostics of Aristotle and Theophrastus, 11 ---- vane, oldest meteorological instrument, 13 Weber (L.), measured electric potential with kites, 124 Welsh (J.), balloon ascents, 74 Wenz (E.), photography from kites, 123 Wilson (A.), first scientific use of kites, 120 Wind at different heights, 57 _et seq._, 98, 153, 170, 171 Wire for kite-lines, 123, 131, 134 Wise (J.), 84, 92 Woglom (J. T.), photography from kites, 123 Y Young (C. A.), limit of atmosphere, 28 Z _Zenith_, catastrophe of balloon, 82 Zero, absolute, 33 _Richard Clay & Sons, Limited, London & Bungay._ Transcriber's Notes The text presented here is essentially that in the original printed volume. The list of corrections (CORRIGENDA) which accompanied the original has been applied. One additional typo (see below) has also been made. There may have been some minor corrections (missing period, commas, etc. added) which are not detailed here. In the original publication, several figures and plates were placed in the middle of paragrahs. Here most were moved between paragraphs. The List of Illustrations and any other page references still indicate the page number of the original location. On page 88, the "oe" ligature was replaced with the individual letters. Typographical Correction Page Correction ===== ================================== 128 all-assential => all-essential