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Side 33
... lower station , or at the sea - level when reduced to 32 ° , to be 30.000 inches , and temperature of the air 51 ° ; and the barometer at the higher station 29.510 inches , and temperature of the air 49 ° . The mean of the two tempera ...
... lower station , or at the sea - level when reduced to 32 ° , to be 30.000 inches , and temperature of the air 51 ° ; and the barometer at the higher station 29.510 inches , and temperature of the air 49 ° . The mean of the two tempera ...
Side 35
... lower stratum of the atmosphere about 9 or 10 A.M. , when evapora- tion is most rapid , and , being impeded in its ascent , its elastic force is increased by the reaction , and the barometer conse- quently rises . When the air falls ...
... lower stratum of the atmosphere about 9 or 10 A.M. , when evapora- tion is most rapid , and , being impeded in its ascent , its elastic force is increased by the reaction , and the barometer conse- quently rises . When the air falls ...
Side 37
... lower stations , especially when the ascent from the one to the other is abrupt . Thus , at Padua , in Italy , the ... lowers a portion of the atmosphere below the level of St Ber- nard , and hence its minimum when the temperature is at ...
... lower stations , especially when the ascent from the one to the other is abrupt . Thus , at Padua , in Italy , the ... lowers a portion of the atmosphere below the level of St Ber- nard , and hence its minimum when the temperature is at ...
Side 45
... lower than 30 inches are coloured blue . Thus the red lines show at a glance those portions of the globe where the pressure is above the average ( 30 inches ) . In the centre of Africa , from which there are no observations , and where ...
... lower than 30 inches are coloured blue . Thus the red lines show at a glance those portions of the globe where the pressure is above the average ( 30 inches ) . In the centre of Africa , from which there are no observations , and where ...
Side 48
... lower beds of the atmosphere , thus leaving the upper beds less dense and heavy . It fol- lows from this that the greater proportion of the air which is removed from the continents of the northern hemisphere in summer , will flow over ...
... lower beds of the atmosphere , thus leaving the upper beds less dense and heavy . It fol- lows from this that the greater proportion of the air which is removed from the continents of the northern hemisphere in summer , will flow over ...
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