Encyclopædia metropolitana; or, Universal dictionary of knowledge, ed. by E. Smedley, Hugh J. Rose and Henry J. Rose. [With] Plates, 第 5 卷1845 |
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... nearly four miles and a quarter above the level of the Earth's at Seine at Paris ; the proportion of the heights of the mosphere . Barometer in the balloon and at the surface of the Earth being 0.467 nearly , which is therefore the rela ...
... nearly four miles and a quarter above the level of the Earth's at Seine at Paris ; the proportion of the heights of the mosphere . Barometer in the balloon and at the surface of the Earth being 0.467 nearly , which is therefore the rela ...
第 22 頁
... nearly 29 miles . The observations of the twilight show that this is less than the true altitude ; and hence we must infer , that the Thermometer falls at a slower rate in the higher , than in the lower parts of the atmosphere . But ...
... nearly 29 miles . The observations of the twilight show that this is less than the true altitude ; and hence we must infer , that the Thermometer falls at a slower rate in the higher , than in the lower parts of the atmosphere . But ...
第 36 頁
... nearly with the mean tem- peratures observed . Hence he observes , that a for- mula which answers so very nearly the whole way from latitude 10 ° 27 ' North to 74 ° 47 ' North , will not be far wrong if it be extended to the Equator ...
... nearly with the mean tem- peratures observed . Hence he observes , that a for- mula which answers so very nearly the whole way from latitude 10 ° 27 ' North to 74 ° 47 ' North , will not be far wrong if it be extended to the Equator ...
第 40 頁
... nearly at right angles cold . to that which passes through the West of Europe . Their pro- ( 203. ) Observations are still wanting to determine bable posi- the exact positions of the Isothermal Poles ; but they appear to be situated in ...
... nearly at right angles cold . to that which passes through the West of Europe . Their pro- ( 203. ) Observations are still wanting to determine bable posi- the exact positions of the Isothermal Poles ; but they appear to be situated in ...
第 41 頁
... nearly to an equi- formula . librium . TABLE XXIX . - Of Mean Temperatures . Parfair's Ceometrical and a- B sine 50 ° These equations reduced will give for a the Equatorial temperature 84 ° nearly , and for the coefficient ẞ 53 ° nearly ...
... nearly to an equi- formula . librium . TABLE XXIX . - Of Mean Temperatures . Parfair's Ceometrical and a- B sine 50 ° These equations reduced will give for a the Equatorial temperature 84 ° nearly , and for the coefficient ẞ 53 ° nearly ...
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第 131 頁 - 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
第 147 頁 - 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.
第 148 頁 - 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.
第 27 頁 - 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,
第 147 頁 - 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
第 292 頁 - 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.
第 143 頁 - 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,
第 132 頁 - 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.
第 132 頁 - 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
第 131 頁 - 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