Handy Book of MeteorologyWilliam Blackwood, 1868 - 371 sider |
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Side 17
... upper surface of the mercury in the tube . Now suppose the barometer falls from 30 inches to 29 inches , an inch of mercury must flow out of the tube , and pass into the cistern , thus raising the level of the cistern ; if , on the ...
... upper surface of the mercury in the tube . Now suppose the barometer falls from 30 inches to 29 inches , an inch of mercury must flow out of the tube , and pass into the cistern , thus raising the level of the cistern ; if , on the ...
Side 21
... upper limbs are taken , and the difference between them is the height . There is another form of this instrument , in which , by means of a screw acting from below , the tube is made to slide along the scale , and hence in observing it ...
... upper limbs are taken , and the difference between them is the height . There is another form of this instrument , in which , by means of a screw acting from below , the tube is made to slide along the scale , and hence in observing it ...
Side 23
... upper level of the mercury , a , and its upper end is therefore ex- posed to no more downward pressure than that of the mercury above it ; consequently there is an excess of upward pressure from the atmosphere which tends to raise the ...
... upper level of the mercury , a , and its upper end is therefore ex- posed to no more downward pressure than that of the mercury above it ; consequently there is an excess of upward pressure from the atmosphere which tends to raise the ...
Side 24
... upper part of the tube is now filled with common air , and the lower part and cistern with glycerin . Hence when the pressure of the atmosphere is increased , the air is compressed , and the fluid rises ; but when it is diminished , the ...
... upper part of the tube is now filled with common air , and the lower part and cistern with glycerin . Hence when the pressure of the atmosphere is increased , the air is compressed , and the fluid rises ; but when it is diminished , the ...
Side 35
... upper strata can diffuse itself downwards to supply the deficiency , the barometer falls - most markedly at 10 P.M. , when the de- position of dew is greatest . 67. Hence , as regards temperature , the barometer is subject to a maximum ...
... upper strata can diffuse itself downwards to supply the deficiency , the barometer falls - most markedly at 10 P.M. , when the de- position of dew is greatest . 67. Hence , as regards temperature , the barometer is subject to a maximum ...
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