The Story of the Earth's AtmosphereD. Appleton, 1898 |
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... result has been chiefly attained by the disuse of vague speculation and the appli- cation of the known laws of physics . I have therefore written , not for the minority , who vaguely wonder at the relation of extraordi- nary facts and ...
... result has been chiefly attained by the disuse of vague speculation and the appli- cation of the known laws of physics . I have therefore written , not for the minority , who vaguely wonder at the relation of extraordi- nary facts and ...
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... result of their gradual diminution in number . CHAPTER III . THE PRESSURE AND WEIGHT OF THE ATMOSPHERE . ONE of the first facts which is brought to our notice in these days when those physical laws , which the ancient philosophers ...
... result of their gradual diminution in number . CHAPTER III . THE PRESSURE AND WEIGHT OF THE ATMOSPHERE . ONE of the first facts which is brought to our notice in these days when those physical laws , which the ancient philosophers ...
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... result proved his anticipations to have been well founded , since the mercury fell in the tube until it exactly reached this height of 30 inches , leav- ing what is known as the Torricellian vacuum in the upper part of the tube . This ...
... result proved his anticipations to have been well founded , since the mercury fell in the tube until it exactly reached this height of 30 inches , leav- ing what is known as the Torricellian vacuum in the upper part of the tube . This ...
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... resulting compound is lighter - that is , damp air is lighter than dry air . The weight of the atmosphere on the earth cannot be ignored . A flood of water 33 feet high over the globe would represent the same weight , and would evi ...
... resulting compound is lighter - that is , damp air is lighter than dry air . The weight of the atmosphere on the earth cannot be ignored . A flood of water 33 feet high over the globe would represent the same weight , and would evi ...
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... result of radiation . Consequently before we speak of the tempera- ture it is necessary to see how radiation affects the atmosphere , since the conditions which regu- late radiation , affect the temperature of the at- mosphere in a ...
... result of radiation . Consequently before we speak of the tempera- ture it is necessary to see how radiation affects the atmosphere , since the conditions which regu- late radiation , affect the temperature of the at- mosphere in a ...
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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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