Library for the people. (Division 1). The wonders of nature and art. (Division 2). (A display of the arts of life and society). (Division 3). Worthies of the United Kingdom. (Division 4) [entitled] The chimney corner companion, Издање 21827 |
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... valley , and also , any portion of it must be less dense or heavy as the elevation is greater . The pressure or weight upon each stratum will thus be that of the whole above it , and as that pressure not only acts like common gravity ...
... valley , and also , any portion of it must be less dense or heavy as the elevation is greater . The pressure or weight upon each stratum will thus be that of the whole above it , and as that pressure not only acts like common gravity ...
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... valleys are very deep and confined , the air of such countries , from its continual shifting about , is more healthful than that of plains ; but the changes and currents render the weather far more variable , and the storms , when they ...
... valleys are very deep and confined , the air of such countries , from its continual shifting about , is more healthful than that of plains ; but the changes and currents render the weather far more variable , and the storms , when they ...
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... valleys and cover the surfaces of lakes and damp places in the evening , more especially in summer , remain during the night , and melt away again in the morn- ing . Stratus is called the cloud of night . In autumn , and the early part ...
... valleys and cover the surfaces of lakes and damp places in the evening , more especially in summer , remain during the night , and melt away again in the morn- ing . Stratus is called the cloud of night . In autumn , and the early part ...
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... valleys , has its capacity for heat diminished , and consequently becomes apparently warmer . The prevalence of northerly above southerly winds , may , however , have some slight influence in depressing the temperature of any climate ...
... valleys , has its capacity for heat diminished , and consequently becomes apparently warmer . The prevalence of northerly above southerly winds , may , however , have some slight influence in depressing the temperature of any climate ...
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... valleys ( the beds of the great oceans ) , sinking probably twice as much below . Those causes have been convulsions , of which , in the present state of our knowledge , the origin cannot be told ; but the effects are striking , and a ...
... valleys ( the beds of the great oceans ) , sinking probably twice as much below . Those causes have been convulsions , of which , in the present state of our knowledge , the origin cannot be told ; but the effects are striking , and a ...
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