Encyclopædia metropolitana; or, Universal dictionary of knowledge, ed. by E. Smedley, Hugh J. Rose and Henry J. Rose. [With] Plates, Том 51845 |
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... cause also which tends to diminish gra- dually the Specific Gravity of a permanently elastic fluid column at its base , or , on the contrary , to augment its temperature at its superior limit , will affect it through its entire length ...
... cause also which tends to diminish gra- dually the Specific Gravity of a permanently elastic fluid column at its base , or , on the contrary , to augment its temperature at its superior limit , will affect it through its entire length ...
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... cause ; and it is obvious , that every depres- sion of the Barometer must be accompanied by an equi- valent rise in ... causes . direction . ( 51. ) The atmospherical arrangements represented in Tables I. and II . resulted from the ...
... cause ; and it is obvious , that every depres- sion of the Barometer must be accompanied by an equi- valent rise in ... causes . direction . ( 51. ) The atmospherical arrangements represented in Tables I. and II . resulted from the ...
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... cause , the heat of the upper regions should diminish at a greater rate than is due to its natural gradation ? ( 64. ) Let us , for instance , suppose that the heat of the water upon the surface is 80 ° , but that at the height of 5000 ...
... cause , the heat of the upper regions should diminish at a greater rate than is due to its natural gradation ? ( 64. ) Let us , for instance , suppose that the heat of the water upon the surface is 80 ° , but that at the height of 5000 ...
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... cause is obviously the exact attainment of a determinate temperature in the region of the atmo- sphere , where the cloud formed , either by radiation , or by a diminu- tion of atmospheric pressure taking place in succession along the ...
... cause is obviously the exact attainment of a determinate temperature in the region of the atmo- sphere , where the cloud formed , either by radiation , or by a diminu- tion of atmospheric pressure taking place in succession along the ...
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... cause has been neglected which diminishes the elasticity of the air as we ascend above the Earth's surface , without affecting the force of Gravity in any degree . In the higher parts of the atmosphere a con- tinually increasing degree ...
... cause has been neglected which diminishes the elasticity of the air as we ascend above the Earth's surface , without affecting the force of Gravity in any degree . In the higher parts of the atmosphere a con- tinually increasing degree ...
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Сторінка 131 - night, colder than the atmosphere, by radiating their heat to the heavens, I perceived immediately a just reason for the practice, which I had before deemed useless. Being desirous, however, of acquiring some precise information on this subject, I fixed, perpendicularly, in the earth of
Сторінка 147 - discern, Or half-conceal'd some figure at the stern ; Boys who, on shore, to sea the pebble cast, Will hear it strike against the viewless mast ; While the stern boatman growls his fierce disdain, At whom he knows not, whom he threats in vain.
Сторінка 148 - The Rain Cloud. A Cloud, or system of Clouds, from which rain is falling. It is a horizontal sheet, above which the Cirrus spreads, while the Cumulus enters it laterally and from beneath.
Сторінка 27 - At Pékin, also, where the mean temperature of the year is that of the coasts of Brittany, the scorching heats of summer are greater than at Cairo, and the winters as rigorous as at Upsal,
Сторінка 147 - When all you see through densest Fog is seen, When you can hear the fishers near at hand Distinctly speak, yet see not where they stand ; Or sometimes them and not their
Сторінка 292 - When the length of the wave is great in comparison with the depth of the water, (as in the case of tide-waves,) the horizontal motion is sensibly the same from the surface to the bottom, and the vertical motion for different particles varies in the same proportion as their height above the bottom.
Сторінка 143 - of aqueous vapour, and the situation of the ground is such as to permit the cold air from the land to mix with the warmer air above the water, Mist or Fog will be the result. The density of such Mist or Fog will,
Сторінка 132 - whether on hill .. Sometimes, anon on shady vale, each night Under the covert of some ancient oak, Or cedar, to defend him from the Dew.
Сторінка 132 - a hollow cylinder of baked clay, the height of which was 2£ feet, and diameter 1 foot. On the grass, surrounded by the cylinder, were laid 10 grains of wool, which, in this situation, as there was not the least wind, would have received as much rain as a like
Сторінка 131 - in the pride of half knowledge, smiled at the means frequently employed by gardeners, to protect tender plants from cold, as it appeared to me impossible, that