The Forms of Water in Clouds & Rivers, Ice & GlaciersH.S. King & Company, 1873 - 192 стор. |
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... fall . This has been ob- served in Russian ball - rooms ; and also in the subterra- nean stables at Erzeroom , when the doors are opened and the cold morning air is permitted to enter . 14. Even on the driest day this vapour is never ...
... fall . This has been ob- served in Russian ball - rooms ; and also in the subterra- nean stables at Erzeroom , when the doors are opened and the cold morning air is permitted to enter . 14. Even on the driest day this vapour is never ...
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... falling upon the glaciers of the Alps , melt the ice and produce all the rivers flowing from the glaciers ; for I shall prove to you presently that the light - waves , even when concentrated to the uttermost , are unable to melt the ...
... falling upon the glaciers of the Alps , melt the ice and produce all the rivers flowing from the glaciers ; for I shall prove to you presently that the light - waves , even when concentrated to the uttermost , are unable to melt the ...
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... falls upon a concave mirror ( a glass one silvered behind will answer ) and is gathered up by the mirror into a cone ... fall upon a thermometer , and thus prove their presence ; or , best of all , you may cause them to produce a current ...
... falls upon a concave mirror ( a glass one silvered behind will answer ) and is gathered up by the mirror into a cone ... fall upon a thermometer , and thus prove their presence ; or , best of all , you may cause them to produce a current ...
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... fall with their mightiest power ; for here they shoot directly downwards , and heat both earth and sea more than when they strike slantingly . 57. When the vertical sunbeams strike the land they heat it , and the air in contact with the ...
... fall with their mightiest power ; for here they shoot directly downwards , and heat both earth and sea more than when they strike slantingly . 57. When the vertical sunbeams strike the land they heat it , and the air in contact with the ...
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... changes have occurred . For the air as it quitted the equatorial regions was laden with aqueous vapour , which could not subsist in the cold polar regions . It is there precipitated , falling sometimes as rain , or more COME OT.
... changes have occurred . For the air as it quitted the equatorial regions was laden with aqueous vapour , which could not subsist in the cold polar regions . It is there precipitated , falling sometimes as rain , or more COME OT.
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