36/82 (16/1. For the remarks on Guayaquil see Silliman's "Journal" volume 24 page 384. For those on Tacna by Mr.Hamilton see "Transactions of British Association" 1840. For those on Coseguina see Mr.Caldcleugh in "Philosophical Transactions" 1835. In the former edition I collected several references on the coincidences between sudden falls in the barometer and earthquakes; and between earthquakes and meteors.) At Guayaquil it is said that a heavy shower in the dry season is invariably followed by an earthquake. |