The Story of the Earth's AtmosphereD. Appleton, 1898 |
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... termed , falling stars ) are visible . Living as we do at the base of our ocean of air , like the flat - fish live at the bottom of the ocean of water , we are absurdly ignorant of the condition of the atmosphere a few miles overhead ...
... termed , falling stars ) are visible . Living as we do at the base of our ocean of air , like the flat - fish live at the bottom of the ocean of water , we are absurdly ignorant of the condition of the atmosphere a few miles overhead ...
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... termed mal de montagne in both men and animals . On the other hand , the excessive pressure ex- perienced in diving - bells or in the Waterloo tun- nel , where the men are now working under a pressure of two or more atmospheres , is ...
... termed mal de montagne in both men and animals . On the other hand , the excessive pressure ex- perienced in diving - bells or in the Waterloo tun- nel , where the men are now working under a pressure of two or more atmospheres , is ...
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... termed a homogeneous atmosphere . Comparing the atmosphere with the ocean , we find that the volume of the former , assuming it to reach to a height of 100 miles , is as 65 to 1 , while its mass bears to that of the latter the ratio of ...
... termed a homogeneous atmosphere . Comparing the atmosphere with the ocean , we find that the volume of the former , assuming it to reach to a height of 100 miles , is as 65 to 1 , while its mass bears to that of the latter the ratio of ...
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... termed cyclones and anticy- clones , in which the air is moving round moving centres , while others , such as those which complete their period in a year , are connected with seasonal transfers of air between sea and land and from ...
... termed cyclones and anticy- clones , in which the air is moving round moving centres , while others , such as those which complete their period in a year , are connected with seasonal transfers of air between sea and land and from ...
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... termed hypsometry ( from the Greek , hypsos , height , metron , measure ) . We have already seen that the pressure descends in a certain proportion as we ascend in the atmosphere , and formulæ have been determined by which the height ...
... termed hypsometry ( from the Greek , hypsos , height , metron , measure ) . We have already seen that the pressure descends in a certain proportion as we ascend in the atmosphere , and formulæ have been determined by which the height ...
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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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