Handy Book of MeteorologyWilliam Blackwood, 1868 - 371 sider |
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Side vii
... position in the curriculum of studies is little more than nominal . The causes of this neglect are not far to seek : —the chief being the absurd preten- sions of weather - prophets and other prognosticators ; the free and bad use long ...
... position in the curriculum of studies is little more than nominal . The causes of this neglect are not far to seek : —the chief being the absurd preten- sions of weather - prophets and other prognosticators ; the free and bad use long ...
Side viii
... positions best suited for observation , pointed out how they are liable to get out of order , and explained the methods by which they may be put right when they happen to go wrong . The methods of reducing Meteorological Observations ...
... positions best suited for observation , pointed out how they are liable to get out of order , and explained the methods by which they may be put right when they happen to go wrong . The methods of reducing Meteorological Observations ...
Side 21
... position must be secured ; for if this be not attended to , the readings will be higher in proportion to the amount of the deviation from the perpendicular . Thus if , instead of hanging in a perpendicular line , it slant a little , it ...
... position must be secured ; for if this be not attended to , the readings will be higher in proportion to the amount of the deviation from the perpendicular . Thus if , instead of hanging in a perpendicular line , it slant a little , it ...
Side 26
... positions as in fig . 10 , then the height of the barometer is 30.00 inches . But if they stand as in fig . 11 , we set about reading it in this way :—( 1 . ) The zero of the vernier being between 29 and 30 , the reading is more than 29 ...
... positions as in fig . 10 , then the height of the barometer is 30.00 inches . But if they stand as in fig . 11 , we set about reading it in this way :—( 1 . ) The zero of the vernier being between 29 and 30 , the reading is more than 29 ...
Side 35
... position of dew is greatest . 67. Hence , as regards temperature , the barometer is subject to a maximum and minimum pressure each day , —the maxi- mum occurring at the period of greatest cold , and the mini- mum at the period of ...
... position of dew is greatest . 67. Hence , as regards temperature , the barometer is subject to a maximum and minimum pressure each day , —the maxi- mum occurring at the period of greatest cold , and the mini- mum at the period of ...
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