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Side ix
... daily range ; 5. The mean temperature of the air . A column of the observations reduced to sea- level may be added ; but in such cases the reduction to 32 ° only should also be given . If these simple direc- tions were observed , much ...
... daily range ; 5. The mean temperature of the air . A column of the observations reduced to sea- level may be added ; but in such cases the reduction to 32 ° only should also be given . If these simple direc- tions were observed , much ...
Side x
... daily observations , to state the hour or hours at which they were made . When this is not done , much confusion and unsatisfactoriness is the result . Sometimes daily barometric means alone are published ; that is , if three ...
... daily observations , to state the hour or hours at which they were made . When this is not done , much confusion and unsatisfactoriness is the result . Sometimes daily barometric means alone are published ; that is , if three ...
Side 8
... daily temperatures brings out the interesting fact that , over extensive parts of the earth's surface , interruptions occur , at stated times in the year , in the regular rise and fall of temperature , thus pointing to wide- spread ...
... daily temperatures brings out the interesting fact that , over extensive parts of the earth's surface , interruptions occur , at stated times in the year , in the regular rise and fall of temperature , thus pointing to wide- spread ...
Side 12
... daily , if supplemented by additional observations from places in the British Islands , and in Northern , Eastern , and South - Eastern Europe , will furnish the required materials . This admirable publication , which must be regarded ...
... daily , if supplemented by additional observations from places in the British Islands , and in Northern , Eastern , and South - Eastern Europe , will furnish the required materials . This admirable publication , which must be regarded ...
Side 32
... daily height of the barometer was 29.820 inches , the attached thermometer 61 ° .7 , and the mean temperature of the air 56 ° .6 , the height of barometer above mean sea - level being 270 feet . Observed mean height , Correction ...
... daily height of the barometer was 29.820 inches , the attached thermometer 61 ° .7 , and the mean temperature of the air 56 ° .6 , the height of barometer above mean sea - level being 270 feet . Observed mean height , Correction ...
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