METEOROLOGICAL SURVEYS. LABAT, François de, Chevalier... Lot 11

[METEOROLOGICAL SURVEYS]. LABAT, François de, Chevalier de Vivens (1687-1780) Important meteorological records. 30 pp in-8; Autograph erasures, corrections and annotations. Set of sheets concerning various conditions; Heat: from 1736 to 1749; Rain: from 1746 to 1751; Storms, thunderstorms and hail: from 1731 to 1749; Phenomena: from 1737 to 1748; Singular observations: from 1746 to 1749; Overflows: from 1618 to 1750; Harvests: 1731 to 1748; Drought: from 1730 to 1748; Diseases: from 1733 to 1749; Cold: from 1730 to 1749; On the night of March 7th to 8th, at about 10 am. earthquake in this country, from Bordeaux to above Auvillar & in Béarn [ ] . Unity of meteorological observations. 2pp in-8 ; (s.l), 1752. Autograph annotations and corrections It would be very important for the work of the countryside, for travel, to have signs in certain cases where we could foresee some of the changes in the air, thunderstorms, storms, rain. It is in relation to so many indifferent objects that the ancients were careful to gather [ ] . Note sur le rapport des Hausses du Th. avec les orages, le brouillard & les maladies. 2 pp in-8 (s.l[Bordeaux]), August and September 1748. During the months of August and September 1748, there were almost daily highs, most of them inconsiderable. These two months were in this country-cy, there was very little rain, & storms. Only about 4 lines of rain fell [ ] . Various meteorological observations. 36 pp in-8 (s.l [Bordeaux]) Autograph annotations and corrections. From 1748 to 1753; Nous avons vû a la fin de décembre 1747 le sol & toutes les planètes aux signes méridiens se trouve au 7 janv. 1748. Sat or Scorpio, Jup. or Capric. Mars or Pis [ ] . Set of autograph letters signed by the chevalier de vivens & addressed to the physicist of the essay on the principles of physics in order to be able to.