James Glaisher, a British meteorologist, born about 1800. He early became conspicuous as an aeronaut, and subsequently as a meteorologist. In one of his balloon ascensions, Sept. 5, 1862, he reached the height of 37,000 ft. (See Aeeonautics.) He was elected fellow of the royal society in 1849; succeeded in 1865 Admiral Fitzroy as president of the meteorological department of the board of trade; and was one of the founders of the meteorological society, and, excepting the period during which he was its president, acted as secretary till 1873, when he resigned. He has published "Travels in the Air (London, 1870), a popular account of balloon voyages and adventures.