Handy Book of MeteorologyWilliam Blackwood, 1868 - 371 sider |
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Side 2
... the treatise of Theophrastus contains nearly all that was known down to comparatively recent times . Partial explanations were at- tempted by Aristotle and Lucretius , but as they had 2 HISTORY AND SCOPE OF METEOROLOGY .
... the treatise of Theophrastus contains nearly all that was known down to comparatively recent times . Partial explanations were at- tempted by Aristotle and Lucretius , but as they had 2 HISTORY AND SCOPE OF METEOROLOGY .
Side 15
... heights of the columns of two fluids in equilibrium are inversely as their specific gravities ; and as air is 10,784 times lighter than mercury , the height of the atmosphere would be 10,784 times 30 inches , or nearly five CHAPTER II. ...
... heights of the columns of two fluids in equilibrium are inversely as their specific gravities ; and as air is 10,784 times lighter than mercury , the height of the atmosphere would be 10,784 times 30 inches , or nearly five CHAPTER II. ...
Side 16
... nearly 14 times lighter than mercury , be used , the barometric column is about 35 feet long . The advantage Water Barometers might be supposed to possess in showing changes of atmo- spheric pressure on a large scale , is more than ...
... nearly 14 times lighter than mercury , be used , the barometric column is about 35 feet long . The advantage Water Barometers might be supposed to possess in showing changes of atmo- spheric pressure on a large scale , is more than ...
Side 28
... nearly the average height at the level of the sea , and its base a square inch , it will contain 30 cubic inches of mercury ; and since one cubic inch of mercury contains 34263 grains , the weight of 30 cubic inches will be nearly 14.7 ...
... nearly the average height at the level of the sea , and its base a square inch , it will contain 30 cubic inches of mercury ; and since one cubic inch of mercury contains 34263 grains , the weight of 30 cubic inches will be nearly 14.7 ...
Side 36
... nearly the point of satura- tion , and the pressure being further increased by accessions of air from the warm wave , now considerably to the west- ward , the evening maximum is attained . As the deposition of dew proceeds , the air ...
... nearly the point of satura- tion , and the pressure being further increased by accessions of air from the warm wave , now considerably to the west- ward , the evening maximum is attained . As the deposition of dew proceeds , the air ...
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