American Quarterly Review, Том 3Robert Walsh Carey, Lea & Carey, 1828 |
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... soon ceases , in consequence of the whole mass being speedily brought by it to one uniform temperature , or to the maximum density of water . Hence , while they may mitigate the heats of summer , such collections of water increase the ...
... soon ceases , in consequence of the whole mass being speedily brought by it to one uniform temperature , or to the maximum density of water . Hence , while they may mitigate the heats of summer , such collections of water increase the ...
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... soon cause an accumulation in the equatorial regions , that would compensate the difference of density , were it not for a counter current , that takes place in the higher regions of the atmosphere . This counter current 1828 ...
... soon cause an accumulation in the equatorial regions , that would compensate the difference of density , were it not for a counter current , that takes place in the higher regions of the atmosphere . This counter current 1828 ...
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... soon to follow . The condensation and evaporation of water affect the temper- ature , not only of the surface of the earth , but of its circumam- bient atmosphere ; this produces a very marked change in the direction and continuance of ...
... soon to follow . The condensation and evaporation of water affect the temper- ature , not only of the surface of the earth , but of its circumam- bient atmosphere ; this produces a very marked change in the direction and continuance of ...
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... soon to follow . The condensation and evaporation of water affect the temper- ature , not only of the surface of the earth , but of its circumam- bient atmosphere ; this produces a very marked change in the direction and continuance of ...
... soon to follow . The condensation and evaporation of water affect the temper- ature , not only of the surface of the earth , but of its circumam- bient atmosphere ; this produces a very marked change in the direction and continuance of ...
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... soon as the surface of this last bulb is cooled down to the point at which the aqueous matter contained in the atmo- sphere would be deposited , a thin film of vapour settles on the bulb , and it becomes clouded ; to mark the 18 [ March ...
... soon as the surface of this last bulb is cooled down to the point at which the aqueous matter contained in the atmo- sphere would be deposited , a thin film of vapour settles on the bulb , and it becomes clouded ; to mark the 18 [ March ...
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