The Rain Cloud or, An Account of the Nature, Properties, Dangers and Uses of Rain in Various Parts of the World

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p. 10. RAINS PECULIAR TO EACH SEASON--SPRING SHOWERS--MIDSUMMER RAINS--RAINS OF AUTUMN AND WINTER--MEANS OF SUPPLYING THE EARTH WITH RAIN--RAIN CLOUDS--DECEPTIVE APPEARANCES OF CLOUDS--THEIR LIGHT AND SHADE--EFFECTS OF CLOUDS IN MOUNTAINOUS COUNTRIES--ASCENT OF MONTE PIENTIO--ASCENT TO THE PEAK OF TENERIFFE--GRAND EFFECTS OF CLOUDS IN THE PYRENEES--VOYAGE IN A BALLOON THROUGH THE CLOUDS.