The Story of the Earth's AtmosphereD. Appleton, 1898 |
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... producing poisonous effects like those of carbonic acid . Regarded from a physical point of view , nitro- gen , being slightly less dense than oxygen in the proportion of 97 to 110 , renders the air a better vehicle for sound , support ...
... producing poisonous effects like those of carbonic acid . Regarded from a physical point of view , nitro- gen , being slightly less dense than oxygen in the proportion of 97 to 110 , renders the air a better vehicle for sound , support ...
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... produces . Beginning with any area on a small scale . Let fig . ( 10 ) represent a vertical section of the atmosphere and let the dotted lines represent lines of equal barometric pressure beginning with 30 inches at THE TEMPERATURE OF ...
... produces . Beginning with any area on a small scale . Let fig . ( 10 ) represent a vertical section of the atmosphere and let the dotted lines represent lines of equal barometric pressure beginning with 30 inches at THE TEMPERATURE OF ...
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... produced in all cases , it is easy to see why the central belt of equatorial calms is an area of constant cloud and rain . For the air there , supplied with vapour by the inflowing trades on either side , is constantly rising up to ...
... produced in all cases , it is easy to see why the central belt of equatorial calms is an area of constant cloud and rain . For the air there , supplied with vapour by the inflowing trades on either side , is constantly rising up to ...
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... produce more heat than light , and those towards the violet end more light than heat . The general action of the atmosphere on these rays from the sun is twofold . In passing through it they are partly absorbed and partly scattered ...
... produce more heat than light , and those towards the violet end more light than heat . The general action of the atmosphere on these rays from the sun is twofold . In passing through it they are partly absorbed and partly scattered ...
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... produces condensation into cloud and finally rain . Hence clouds and rain will form easier in warm countries , though other conditions may make them more constant in cold countries . What we ordinarily term the dampness of the air , is ...
... produces condensation into cloud and finally rain . Hence clouds and rain will form easier in warm countries , though other conditions may make them more constant in cold countries . What we ordinarily term the dampness of the air , is ...
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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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Página 110 - All the rivers run into the sea; yet the sea is not full; unto the place from whence the rivers come, thither they return again.