 | Wilhelm Wittich - 1845 - 432 стор.
...prevail in another part of the ocean which are much more favourable to navigation. These winds blow for six months of the year in one direction, and for the other six in an opposite course. They are, therefore, called periodical winds. They are almost entirely limited... | |
 | Natural phenomena - 1846 - 142 стор.
...smaller animals was discovered." MONSOONS. IK the Indian Ocean certain periodical winds prevail, which blow for nearly six months of the year in one direction, and for the other six in an opposite direction. The Malays call them Mooseen, which signifies year or season. In English, this... | |
 | Charles Tomlinson - 1848 - 126 стор.
...theory of the trade-wind. The monsoons of the Indian Ocean are also modifications of the trade-winds due to the presence of vast masses of land. These...the year in one direction, and for the other six in an opposite direction. The Malays call them mooseen, which signifies season. These winds blow with... | |
 | Charles Tomlinson - 1852 - 226 стор.
...the Pacific which extends from the Isthmus of Panama to the peninsula of California lies between 8° and 22° N. latitude. The sun's rays striking directly...six in * These will be found represented in Fig. 27. 78 MONSOONS. an opposite direction. The Malays call them inooseen, which signifies season. These winds... | |
 | Society for promoting Christian knowledge - 1852 - 652 стор.
...let my last end be like his !"t MONSOONS. IN the Ind,an Ocean certam periodical winds prevail, which blow for nearly six months of the year in one direction, and for the other six in an opposile direction. The Malays call them Mooseen, which signifies year or season. In English, this... | |
 | David Ames Wells - 1857 - 492 стор.
...mon- 626. Monsoons are periodical currents of air BOOHS? which in the Arabian, Indian, and China seas blow for nearly six months of the year in one direction, and for the other six in a contrary direction. They are called monsoons from an Arabic word signifying season ; they are also... | |
 | David Ames Wells - 1858 - 466 стор.
...626. Monsoons are periodical currents of air 600116 ? which in the Arabian, Indian, and China seas blow for nearly six months of the year in one direction, and for the other six in a contrary direction. They are called monsoons from an Arabic word signifying season ; they are also... | |
 | Charles Tomlinson - 1861 - 408 стор.
...westerly winds for many weeks. The monsoons of the Indian Ocean are also modifications of the trade wind, due to the presence of vast masses of land. These winds are called periodical, in contradistinction to the trades, which are constant winds. The monsoons blow for nearly six months... | |
 | Alexander Mackay - 1861 - 720 стор.
...Cancer, and from the E. coast of Africa to Japan and the ЛУ. jiart of the Pacific Ocean. They blow for six months of the year in one direction, and for the other six in an opposite one ; the change occurring about the 15th April and the 15th October. On the north side... | |
 | Alexander Mackay - 1864 - 334 стор.
...modifications, changing their direction at certain seasons of the year, and hence named Monsoons. These blow for six months of the year in one direction, and for the other six in an opposite one—the change occurring about the 15th April and the 15th October. The Monsoons regulate... | |
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They blow for nearly six months of the year in one direction, and for the other six in an opposite direction. The Malays call them mooseen, which signifies season. 
