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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... measurements , been intro- by the employment of corrections ; for the influ- duced into ence of capillary attraction , and the accession of the Barometri- minutest atoms of moisture ; the varied shapes which cal measure- the ingenuity ...
... measurements , been intro- by the employment of corrections ; for the influ- duced into ence of capillary attraction , and the accession of the Barometri- minutest atoms of moisture ; the varied shapes which cal measure- the ingenuity ...
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... measured upon the same scale . The excess of gravity may be estimated from the consideration , that the pressures of equal ... measure of the pressure which would be required at the Equator to equalize its density with that of the Poles ...
... measured upon the same scale . The excess of gravity may be estimated from the consideration , that the pressures of equal ... measure of the pressure which would be required at the Equator to equalize its density with that of the Poles ...
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... measure of a progressive increase between the Equator and the lati- tude of Cumana . obser- ( 194. ) There can be little doubt but the numerical Necessity elements we possess relating to the tropical regions in for further general ...
... measure of a progressive increase between the Equator and the lati- tude of Cumana . obser- ( 194. ) There can be little doubt but the numerical Necessity elements we possess relating to the tropical regions in for further general ...
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... measure coincide with the form of its Meteor- surface . " ( 261. ) We have only room to add the single remark , that the lower strata of the atmosphere are also in- fluenced by the temperature of the waters of the Ocean ; and forming as ...
... measure coincide with the form of its Meteor- surface . " ( 261. ) We have only room to add the single remark , that the lower strata of the atmosphere are also in- fluenced by the temperature of the waters of the Ocean ; and forming as ...
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... measure of the Solar Radiation . The nearly uniform line IK also in the diagram , denotes the temperature in the ... measured in tion . this way was greatest in a clear sky , when the tempera-- Meteor ture had been very low in the night ...
... measure of the Solar Radiation . The nearly uniform line IK also in the diagram , denotes the temperature in the ... measured in tion . this way was greatest in a clear sky , when the tempera-- Meteor ture had been very low in the night ...
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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