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Side ix
In many cases it was necessary to ascertain the heights , or check those given ,
by the method of the barometric measurement of heights - viz . , by selecting a
number of days during which the barometer remained steady over the region in ...
In many cases it was necessary to ascertain the heights , or check those given ,
by the method of the barometric measurement of heights - viz . , by selecting a
number of days during which the barometer remained steady over the region in ...
Side x
... storms is in all cases of little use , and in cases when the storm is passing the
place , absolutely of no use ; and it cannot be used in determining the amplitude
of the barometer fluctuations accompanying storms and other weather - changes
.
... storms is in all cases of little use , and in cases when the storm is passing the
place , absolutely of no use ; and it cannot be used in determining the amplitude
of the barometer fluctuations accompanying storms and other weather - changes
.
Side 3
The invention of the barometer by Torricelli in 1643 , and the experimental proof
of the weight of the atmosphere by means of it , a few years after , by Pascal , was
undoubtedly the first step in the progress of meteorology toward the rank of a ...
The invention of the barometer by Torricelli in 1643 , and the experimental proof
of the weight of the atmosphere by means of it , a few years after , by Pascal , was
undoubtedly the first step in the progress of meteorology toward the rank of a ...
Side 5
The idea that vapour is an independent elastic fluid , and that all elastic fluids ,
whether alone or mixed , exist independently ; the great motive forces of the
atmosphere ; the theory of winds , with their effect on the barometer , and their
relations ...
The idea that vapour is an independent elastic fluid , and that all elastic fluids ,
whether alone or mixed , exist independently ; the great motive forces of the
atmosphere ; the theory of winds , with their effect on the barometer , and their
relations ...
Side 11
The existence of this diminished pressure is made known by the barometer when
the maximum depression is still at a considerable distance out in the ocean ; and
collateral information pointing to an advancing storm is to be obtained from the ...
The existence of this diminished pressure is made known by the barometer when
the maximum depression is still at a considerable distance out in the ocean ; and
collateral information pointing to an advancing storm is to be obtained from the ...
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Bibliografisk informasjon
| Tittel | Handy Book of Meteorology |
| Forfatter | Alexander Buchan |
| Utgave | 2 |
| Utgiver | W. Blackwood and Sons, 1868 |
| Original fra | Oxford University |
| Digitalisert | 20. sep 2006 |
| Lengde | 371 sider |
| Eksporter sitat | BiBTeX EndNote RefMan |