Encyclopædia metropolitana; or, Universal dictionary of knowledge, ed. by E. Smedley, Hugh J. Rose and Henry J. Rose. [With] Plates, Том 51845 |
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... Humboldt , and from the still loftier elevation of 22,000 feet by Gay Lussac and Thenard , all gave results approaching as nearly as possible to each other . This consti- tution the same in ( 23. ) It has been commonly supposed that the ...
... Humboldt , and from the still loftier elevation of 22,000 feet by Gay Lussac and Thenard , all gave results approaching as nearly as possible to each other . This consti- tution the same in ( 23. ) It has been commonly supposed that the ...
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... Humboldt , belongs to that class of phe- the race nomena of which the general principles have long of the globe , been known , but which were incapable of being sub- mitted to an exact calculation , till experiment and observation had ...
... Humboldt , belongs to that class of phe- the race nomena of which the general principles have long of the globe , been known , but which were incapable of being sub- mitted to an exact calculation , till experiment and observation had ...
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... Humboldt , to appreciate the influence of local causes , and the effect which arises from the position of seas , on account of the unequal capacity of water and Earth for absorbing heat . It is even better fitted for this object , than ...
... Humboldt , to appreciate the influence of local causes , and the effect which arises from the position of seas , on account of the unequal capacity of water and Earth for absorbing heat . It is even better fitted for this object , than ...
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... Humboldt , solely because the absolute height of the place of observation was unknown . This was the case with the observa- tions made in Asia Minor , in Armenia and Persia , and with the greater part of Asia ; and at the time that Humboldt ...
... Humboldt , solely because the absolute height of the place of observation was unknown . This was the case with the observa- tions made in Asia Minor , in Armenia and Persia , and with the greater part of Asia ; and at the time that Humboldt ...
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... Humboldt has now clearly ex- plained , that the migration of vegetables towards the North are favoured in the basin of the Mississippi , by the form and direction of the valley which opens from the North to the South ; whereas in the ...
... Humboldt has now clearly ex- plained , that the migration of vegetables towards the North are favoured in the basin of the Mississippi , by the form and direction of the valley which opens from the North to the South ; whereas in the ...
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Страница 131 - night, colder than the atmosphere, by radiating their heat to the heavens, I perceived immediately a just reason for the practice, which I had before deemed useless. Being desirous, however, of acquiring some precise information on this subject, I fixed, perpendicularly, in the earth of
Страница 147 - discern, Or half-conceal'd some figure at the stern ; Boys who, on shore, to sea the pebble cast, Will hear it strike against the viewless mast ; While the stern boatman growls his fierce disdain, At whom he knows not, whom he threats in vain.
Страница 148 - The Rain Cloud. A Cloud, or system of Clouds, from which rain is falling. It is a horizontal sheet, above which the Cirrus spreads, while the Cumulus enters it laterally and from beneath.
Страница 27 - At Pékin, also, where the mean temperature of the year is that of the coasts of Brittany, the scorching heats of summer are greater than at Cairo, and the winters as rigorous as at Upsal,
Страница 147 - When all you see through densest Fog is seen, When you can hear the fishers near at hand Distinctly speak, yet see not where they stand ; Or sometimes them and not their
Страница 292 - When the length of the wave is great in comparison with the depth of the water, (as in the case of tide-waves,) the horizontal motion is sensibly the same from the surface to the bottom, and the vertical motion for different particles varies in the same proportion as their height above the bottom.
Страница 143 - of aqueous vapour, and the situation of the ground is such as to permit the cold air from the land to mix with the warmer air above the water, Mist or Fog will be the result. The density of such Mist or Fog will,
Страница 132 - whether on hill .. Sometimes, anon on shady vale, each night Under the covert of some ancient oak, Or cedar, to defend him from the Dew.
Страница 132 - a hollow cylinder of baked clay, the height of which was 2£ feet, and diameter 1 foot. On the grass, surrounded by the cylinder, were laid 10 grains of wool, which, in this situation, as there was not the least wind, would have received as much rain as a like
Страница 131 - in the pride of half knowledge, smiled at the means frequently employed by gardeners, to protect tender plants from cold, as it appeared to me impossible, that