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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... Longitude , Longitude 20 and 360 . Height . Elast . Longitude 10 . Illustrative Tables . S. Grav . Temp . Elast . S. Grav . Temp . 0 30.000 1.00000 32 . 30.000.93960 60.8 ciple , that the equal height of the Barometer , in every ...
... Longitude , Longitude 20 and 360 . Height . Elast . Longitude 10 . Illustrative Tables . S. Grav . Temp . Elast . S. Grav . Temp . 0 30.000 1.00000 32 . 30.000.93960 60.8 ciple , that the equal height of the Barometer , in every ...
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... longitude , from London , 19 ° to 22 ° , ) and Table Bay 320 . in Labrador , ( latitude 54 ° , West longitude 58 ° . ) 2 ° . The Isothermal line of 41 ° passes by Stockholm Of 41 ° . ( latitude 60 ° , East longitude 18 ° ) and the Bay ...
... longitude , from London , 19 ° to 22 ° , ) and Table Bay 320 . in Labrador , ( latitude 54 ° , West longitude 58 ° . ) 2 ° . The Isothermal line of 41 ° passes by Stockholm Of 41 ° . ( latitude 60 ° , East longitude 18 ° ) and the Bay ...
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... longitude 0 ° 37 ' West , ) near Pekin ( latitude whole 39 ° 54 ′ North , longitude 116 ° 27 ' East ) and Cape globe . Foulweather to the South of the embouchure of the Colombia , ( latitude 44 ° 40 ′ North , and longitude 104 ° West ...
... longitude 0 ° 37 ' West , ) near Pekin ( latitude whole 39 ° 54 ′ North , longitude 116 ° 27 ' East ) and Cape globe . Foulweather to the South of the embouchure of the Colombia , ( latitude 44 ° 40 ′ North , and longitude 104 ° West ...
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... at Greenwich . Buffon distinguishes places which exhibit great difference in their warmest and coldest months , by the name of Excessive Climates . Meteor- ology . Mean Temperature . Longitude . Latitude . E 2 METEOROLOGY . 27.
... at Greenwich . Buffon distinguishes places which exhibit great difference in their warmest and coldest months , by the name of Excessive Climates . Meteor- ology . Mean Temperature . Longitude . Latitude . E 2 METEOROLOGY . 27.
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... longitude , and 116 ° of East longitude . ( 146. ) The following Table shows the oscillation , or the maxima and minima , observed in the division of the heat between the seasons . Humboldt has also added to it the means of the winters ...
... longitude , and 116 ° of East longitude . ( 146. ) The following Table shows the oscillation , or the maxima and minima , observed in the division of the heat between the seasons . Humboldt has also added to it the means of the winters ...
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Стр. 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
Стр. 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.
Стр. 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.
Стр. 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,
Стр. 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
Стр. 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.
Стр. 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,
Стр. 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.
Стр. 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
Стр. 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