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... clouds which then begin to overspread the sky . At the Hospice of the Great St Bernard , 8174 feet above the sea , the daily maximum temperature occurs within an hour after twelve o'clock . The air being comparatively rare at this great ...
... clouds which then begin to overspread the sky . At the Hospice of the Great St Bernard , 8174 feet above the sea , the daily maximum temperature occurs within an hour after twelve o'clock . The air being comparatively rare at this great ...
Side 75
... cloud and east winds , and being guided by the figures in the table given above , the mean tempera- ture was probably 54 ° .4 . Owing to the uncertainty in which . this question is at present involved , the Council of the Scot- tish ...
... cloud and east winds , and being guided by the figures in the table given above , the mean tempera- ture was probably 54 ° .4 . Owing to the uncertainty in which . this question is at present involved , the Council of the Scot- tish ...
Side 92
... clouds , a large part of the heat radiated from the earth to the clouds is radiated back again by the clouds to the earth ; and thus on cloudy nights the loss of heat by radiation is not so great as on clear nights , and not so great ...
... clouds , a large part of the heat radiated from the earth to the clouds is radiated back again by the clouds to the earth ; and thus on cloudy nights the loss of heat by radiation is not so great as on clear nights , and not so great ...
Side 93
... cloud passing over raw wool much cooled by radiation , has been observed by Mr Glaisher to raise the temperature of the wool 1 ° per minute , and 15 ° in the quarter of an hour . 197. Means of Measuring the Cold of Radiation . - A ther ...
... cloud passing over raw wool much cooled by radiation , has been observed by Mr Glaisher to raise the temperature of the wool 1 ° per minute , and 15 ° in the quarter of an hour . 197. Means of Measuring the Cold of Radiation . - A ther ...
Side 95
... clouds obstruct the escape of heat by radiation into space ; nor in windy weather , because wind constantly re- news the air in contact with the ground , and thus prevents the temperature from falling sufficiently low . Dew is rarely ...
... clouds obstruct the escape of heat by radiation into space ; nor in windy weather , because wind constantly re- news the air in contact with the ground , and thus prevents the temperature from falling sufficiently low . Dew is rarely ...
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