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Side 86
... soil - until at about four feet from the surface it ceases to be perceptible . 178. As regards the effect of the ... soils is not heated to so high a degree as sandy soils , and the surface of rocks to a less degree , because , being ...
... soil - until at about four feet from the surface it ceases to be perceptible . 178. As regards the effect of the ... soils is not heated to so high a degree as sandy soils , and the surface of rocks to a less degree , because , being ...
Side 87
... soil , its temperature does not rise so high as that of land without any covering to protect it . The temperature of plants exposed to the sun's rays is not so high as that of the soil under the same circumstances , partly be- cause a ...
... soil , its temperature does not rise so high as that of land without any covering to protect it . The temperature of plants exposed to the sun's rays is not so high as that of the soil under the same circumstances , partly be- cause a ...
Side 88
Alexander Buchan. by the wind , the vapour which arises from the soil is mostly left to accumulate above it among the trees . Hence , though exact observations are wanting to settle the question , it is probable that forests diminish the ...
Alexander Buchan. by the wind , the vapour which arises from the soil is mostly left to accumulate above it among the trees . Hence , though exact observations are wanting to settle the question , it is probable that forests diminish the ...
Side 89
... soil and rocks which compose the earth's crust , it is in the proportion of about 4 to 1. It follows that the surface of the sea cannot be raised to nearly the same de- gree of heat by the sun's rays as that of the land ; and that when ...
... soil and rocks which compose the earth's crust , it is in the proportion of about 4 to 1. It follows that the surface of the sea cannot be raised to nearly the same de- gree of heat by the sun's rays as that of the land ; and that when ...
Side 90
... soil is ex- posed to the sun , and in countries whose surfaces consist of rocks or tracts of sand destitute of vegetation , the tempera- ture of the surface exposed to the solar heat will be very dif- ferent from that of Great Britain ...
... soil is ex- posed to the sun , and in countries whose surfaces consist of rocks or tracts of sand destitute of vegetation , the tempera- ture of the surface exposed to the solar heat will be very dif- ferent from that of Great Britain ...
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