| Abh. = Abhandlungen. |
| Ann. soc. mét. France = Annuaire de la Société météorologique de France. |
| Ann. = Annalen, Annales. |
| Arch. = Archives. |
| A.N. = Astronomische Nachrichten. |
| Beitr. = Beiträge. |
| Ber. = Berichte. |
| Bull. = Bulletin. |
| C.R. = Comptes Rendus de l'Académie des Sciences de Paris. |
| Eder's Jahrb. = Eder's Jahrbuch für Photographie und Reproduktionstechnik. |
| Geogr. = Geographical. |
| Geogr. Ann. = Geografiska Annaler. |
| H. en D. = Hemel en Dampkring. |
| Helv. Phys. Acta = Helvetica Physica Acta. |
| J.R.A.S. Can. = Journal of the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada. |
| J.O.S.A. = Journal of the Optical Society of America. |
| Journ. Frankl. Inst. = Journal of the Franklin Institute. |
| Mem. spett. it. = Memorie degli spettroscopisti italiani. |
| Met. = Meteorological, Meteorologische, Meteorologie. |
| Mag. = Magazine. |
| Mitt. Ver. Fr. d. Astron. = Mitteilungen des Vereins der Freunde der Astronomie enz. |
| M.N. = Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. |
| M.W.R. = Monthly Weather Review. |
| Nat. = Nature. |
| Naturwiss. = die Naturwissenschaften. |
| Nov. Act. Leop. = Nova Acta Academiae Leopoldinae. |
| Onweders, enz. = Onweders en Optische Verschijnselen in Nederland. |
| P.A.S.P. = Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific. |
| Peterm. Mitt. = Petermann's geographische Mitteilungen. |
| Phil. Mag. = Philosophical Magazine. |
| Philos. = Philosophical, Philosophie. |
| Phys. = Physikalische, Physik, Physical. |
| Pogg. Ann. = Annalen der Physik, Poggendorff'sche Reihe. |
| Proc. Ind. Ass. = Proceedings of the Indian Association for the Advancement of Science. |
| Proc. R. Soc. = Proceedings of the Royal Society of London. |
| Quart. Journ. = Quarterly Journal of Theoretical and Applied Meteorology. |
| Rep. Brit. Ass. = Report of the British Association. |
| Rev. = Review. |
| Smiths. misc. Coll. = Smithsonian miscellaneous Collection. |
| Trans. = Transactions. |
| Verh. = Verhandelingen. Verhandlungen. |
| Versl. enz. = Verslagen der Kon. Akademie van Wetenschappen te Amsterdam. |
| Vid. Selsk. Forh. = Videnskabs Selskabets Forhandlinger. |
| Zs. = Zeitschrift. |
| De litteratuur uit Ruskin is aangehaald naar de Library Edition (London 1903-1912); de Romeinse cijfers zijn de nummers der delen. |
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