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... balloons , etc. , in meteorology is likely to result in a rapid advance in our knowledge of the physics of the atmosphere , and to do away , in a great degree , with the need for permanent meteorological stations at high levels . " It ...
... balloons , etc. , in meteorology is likely to result in a rapid advance in our knowledge of the physics of the atmosphere , and to do away , in a great degree , with the need for permanent meteorological stations at high levels . " It ...
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... balloon ascents , as well as those obtained by means of kites , and these records all go to show that the normal condition of the atmos- phere taken as a whole up to a height of several thousand feet is one of stable equilibrium . But ...
... balloon ascents , as well as those obtained by means of kites , and these records all go to show that the normal condition of the atmos- phere taken as a whole up to a height of several thousand feet is one of stable equilibrium . But ...
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... balloon filled with heated air rises steadily and rapidly , because its mass is kept intact , but the same air in ascending through a stable atmosphere is disrupted , diffused , and lost , and can only rise through the slow process of ...
... balloon filled with heated air rises steadily and rapidly , because its mass is kept intact , but the same air in ascending through a stable atmosphere is disrupted , diffused , and lost , and can only rise through the slow process of ...
Side 301
... balloons present for the study of aerial phenomena and the explo- ration of the atmosphere , there has been formed an international scien- tific commission for aerostation , having for its president M. Bouquet de la Grye , and the study ...
... balloons present for the study of aerial phenomena and the explo- ration of the atmosphere , there has been formed an international scien- tific commission for aerostation , having for its president M. Bouquet de la Grye , and the study ...
Side 302
... balloon Zenith ; hence it seemed wholly desirable , in view of the progress that has been made in the construc- tion of automatic registering apparatus , that unmounted aerostats car- rying these improved instruments should be used ...
... balloon Zenith ; hence it seemed wholly desirable , in view of the progress that has been made in the construc- tion of automatic registering apparatus , that unmounted aerostats car- rying these improved instruments should be used ...
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Side 103 - Our day of dependence, our long apprenticeship to the learning of other lands, draws to a close. The millions that around us are rushing into life cannot always be fed on the sere remains of foreign harvests.
Side x - Washington, during the time for which they shall hold their respective offices ; three members of the Senate, and three members of the House of Representatives, together with six other persons, other than members of Congress, two of whom shall be...
Side 99 - Promote, then, as an object of primary importance, institutions for the general diffusion of knowledge. In proportion as the structure of a government gives force to public opinion, it is essential that public opinion should be enlightened.
Side xlvii - ... subject to such regulations for the security of the revenue and for the collection of import duties as the Secretary of the Treasury shall prescribe: Provided, That all such articles, when sold or withdrawn for consumption...
Side x - Institution, to be composed of the VicePresident, the Chief- Justice of the United States [and the Governor of the District of Columbia], three members of the Senate, and three members of the House of Representatives, together with six other persons, other than members of Congress, two of whom shall be resident in the city of Washington...
Side 47 - For expenses of the system of international exchanges between the United States and foreign countries, under the direction of the Smithsonian Institution, including salaries or compensation of all necessary employees, and the purchase of necessary books and periodicals, $32,000.
Side 24 - In these almost solid masses, they darted forward in undulating and angular lines, descended and swept close over the earth with inconceivable velocity, mounted perpendicularly so as to resemble a vast column, and, when high, were seen wheeling and twisting within their continued lines, which then resembled the coils of a gigantic serpent Before sunset I reached Louisville, distant from Hardensburgh fiftyfive miles.
Side 461 - ... animals are painted by nature darkest on those parts which tend to be most lighted by the sky's light,
Side 333 - It seems, therefore, on the whole most probable that the sun has not illuminated the earth for 100,000,000 years, and almost certain that he has not done so for 500,000,000 years. As for the future, we may say, with equal certainty, that inhabitants of the earth cannot continue to enjoy the light and heat essential to their life for many million years longer unless sources now unknown to us are prepared in the great storehouse of creation.
Side 24 - In the autumn of 1813, I left my house at Henderson, on the banks of the Ohio, on my way to Louisville. In passing over the Barrens a few miles beyond...