Handy Book of MeteorologyWilliam Blackwood, 1868 - 371 sider |
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Side vi
... Europe in January 1868 , are considered in the same relations . Attention is thus directed to the proximate causes of exceptional weather , and remarks are made with the view of suggesting how this knowledge may be turned to practical ...
... Europe in January 1868 , are considered in the same relations . Attention is thus directed to the proximate causes of exceptional weather , and remarks are made with the view of suggesting how this knowledge may be turned to practical ...
Side xii
... EUROPE , FOR 2D NOVEMBER 1863 , AT 8 A.M. , to face page 242 . VIII . SYNCHRONOUS WEATHER - CHART OF THE WEST INDIES , FOR 1ST OCTO- BER 1866 , AT 8 P.M. , to face page 265 . METEOROLOGY . CHAPTER I. HISTORY AND SCOPE OF METEOROLOGY .
... EUROPE , FOR 2D NOVEMBER 1863 , AT 8 A.M. , to face page 242 . VIII . SYNCHRONOUS WEATHER - CHART OF THE WEST INDIES , FOR 1ST OCTO- BER 1866 , AT 8 P.M. , to face page 265 . METEOROLOGY . CHAPTER I. HISTORY AND SCOPE OF METEOROLOGY .
Side 9
... European countries , meteorology is being widely cultivated . In Aus- tria alone the number of stations is 118 , and in Switzerland 83 . Considerable attention has also been given to the rain- fall in Great Britain and Ireland ; and ...
... European countries , meteorology is being widely cultivated . In Aus- tria alone the number of stations is 118 , and in Switzerland 83 . Considerable attention has also been given to the rain- fall in Great Britain and Ireland ; and ...
Side 11
... Europe , are unfavourably situated to allow of timely warning being given of coming storms . If no warning is sent till the storm has made its appearance , it is too late for the western seaports . In Europe , however , stormy weather ...
... Europe , are unfavourably situated to allow of timely warning being given of coming storms . If no warning is sent till the storm has made its appearance , it is too late for the western seaports . In Europe , however , stormy weather ...
Side 12
... Europe . In carrying out this extensive investigation , the Bulletin International ' of Le Verrier , published daily , if supplemented by additional observations from places in the British Islands , and in Northern , Eastern , and South ...
... Europe . In carrying out this extensive investigation , the Bulletin International ' of Le Verrier , published daily , if supplemented by additional observations from places in the British Islands , and in Northern , Eastern , and South ...
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