The Story of the Earth's AtmosphereD. Appleton, 1898 |
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... inches . Six miles is probably the limit to which man will ever care to ascend into the atmosphere , since above this height he can only survive by the aid of artificial assistance . For permanent habitation it is found to be ...
... inches . Six miles is probably the limit to which man will ever care to ascend into the atmosphere , since above this height he can only survive by the aid of artificial assistance . For permanent habitation it is found to be ...
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... mountain resorts on pulmonary and other diseases is obvious . * About 15 cubic centimetres are equal to 1 cubic inch . These same minute dust particles , by their scattering action 24 THE STORY OF THE EARTH'S ATMOSPHERE .
... mountain resorts on pulmonary and other diseases is obvious . * About 15 cubic centimetres are equal to 1 cubic inch . These same minute dust particles , by their scattering action 24 THE STORY OF THE EARTH'S ATMOSPHERE .
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... inches . He thereupon filled a long glass tube with mercury , and having stopped up one end , placed his thumb over the open end and inverted it over a basin of the liquid metal . The result proved his anticipations to have been well ...
... inches . He thereupon filled a long glass tube with mercury , and having stopped up one end , placed his thumb over the open end and inverted it over a basin of the liquid metal . The result proved his anticipations to have been well ...
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... of the decrease of pres- sure with the height when the barometer marks 30 inches at sea - level , we find the following rela- tive scale for air of an average temperature and dampness PRESSURE AND WEIGHT OF ATMOSPHERE . 27.
... of the decrease of pres- sure with the height when the barometer marks 30 inches at sea - level , we find the following rela- tive scale for air of an average temperature and dampness PRESSURE AND WEIGHT OF ATMOSPHERE . 27.
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... inches Altitude . O 66 29 910 28 66 1,850 66 27 2,820 26 66 3,820 66 25 24 4,850 5,910 23 7,010 66 22 8,150 66 21 ... inch in the barometer is less than at the higher . The atmosphere is in fact more tightly packed near the earth , so ...
... inches Altitude . O 66 29 910 28 66 1,850 66 27 2,820 26 66 3,820 66 25 24 4,850 5,910 23 7,010 66 22 8,150 66 21 ... inch in the barometer is less than at the higher . The atmosphere is in fact more tightly packed near the earth , so ...
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30 inches æther angle anti-cyclones APPLETON ascend atmos atmosphere average balloon barometric pressure Bay of Bengal belt blow carbonic acid cause centre changes Charles's law cirrus cirrus cloud climate cloud cold condensed cool cubic centimetre cumulus cumulus clouds cyclones damp degrees direction dry air earth earth's surface effect electricity equator equatorial fact fall feet Ferrel flying machine globe heat height high pressure increased India isobars kite Krakatoa land latitude layer light lower mass mercury miles an hour motion mountain move northern hemisphere observed occurs ocean oxygen particles perature phere plane poles Prof radiation rain rainfall range rays reached rise rotation round sea-level seasonal shew side solar southern storm Story stratum summer temperature termed theory thunderstorms tion tornado tropical cyclones tropics ture upper upward vapour velocity vertical warm waterspout waves weather wind
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