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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... example , and has given to Meteorology another claim to high and attentive consideration . Radiant Heat . tion . ( 4. ) With all the inquiries connected with radiant Heat , the subject of Meteorology is also most intimately con- nected ...
... example , and has given to Meteorology another claim to high and attentive consideration . Radiant Heat . tion . ( 4. ) With all the inquiries connected with radiant Heat , the subject of Meteorology is also most intimately con- nected ...
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... example , the uses Practical of this formula , let it be required to estimate the heat example of liberated from air , when its density is tripled . In this its use . case the formula will assume the numerical form of 25 ( 3 − 1 ) = 66 ...
... example , the uses Practical of this formula , let it be required to estimate the heat example of liberated from air , when its density is tripled . In this its use . case the formula will assume the numerical form of 25 ( 3 − 1 ) = 66 ...
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... examples of mountains upon which the snow rests Sweden , but in summer ; but Norway , consisting of a range of mountains ... example of a de- pression of 1172 feet in an interval but little exceeding Remarkable a degree ; whereas between ...
... examples of mountains upon which the snow rests Sweden , but in summer ; but Norway , consisting of a range of mountains ... example of a de- pression of 1172 feet in an interval but little exceeding Remarkable a degree ; whereas between ...
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... example , Numerical let it be required to determine the weight of a cubic inch example . of vapour at the temperature of 54 ° . In this case the value of t being 54 ° , and F , computed by means of the formula ( R ) becoming .42779 , we ...
... example , Numerical let it be required to determine the weight of a cubic inch example . of vapour at the temperature of 54 ° . In this case the value of t being 54 ° , and F , computed by means of the formula ( R ) becoming .42779 , we ...
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... example , as Mr. Daniell observes , of an immense bed of vapour rising in its circumambient medium , unaffected by decrease of density or tempera- ture , till checked by its point of precipitation ; and also of an incumbent bed of not ...
... example , as Mr. Daniell observes , of an immense bed of vapour rising in its circumambient medium , unaffected by decrease of density or tempera- ture , till checked by its point of precipitation ; and also of an incumbent bed of not ...
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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