Note 134 — Chapter LXXVIII
Reading edition
The question: Near the Convent of St. Clare, in a Street called La Strada dei Specchi, at Rome, the lower Barometer stood at 30.082, its attached Thermometer 71 Degrees, and detached ditto at 68 Degrees: on the Tarpeian Rock, or West-End of the famous Hill called The Capitol, the upper Barometer was at 29.985, its attached Thermometer 70°.5, and detached ditto 76°: what was the Height of the Eminence?