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... Observations of , 113 Gilbert ( G. K. ) , the Work of the International Congress of Geologists , 19 , 40 Girard ( Jules ) , Probable Temperature of Pole , 91 Glaciers on the Internal Temperature of , 72 ; of the Caucasus , 89 ...
... Observations of , 113 Gilbert ( G. K. ) , the Work of the International Congress of Geologists , 19 , 40 Girard ( Jules ) , Probable Temperature of Pole , 91 Glaciers on the Internal Temperature of , 72 ; of the Caucasus , 89 ...
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... Observations of St. Elmo's Fire , 112 ; Forest Meteorological Observations of Germany , 113 ; Synoptic Charts of the North Atlantic Ocean , 137 ; Monthly Weather Charts of the Bay of Bengal , 137 ; the Use of the Spectroscope as a ...
... Observations of St. Elmo's Fire , 112 ; Forest Meteorological Observations of Germany , 113 ; Synoptic Charts of the North Atlantic Ocean , 137 ; Monthly Weather Charts of the Bay of Bengal , 137 ; the Use of the Spectroscope as a ...
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... Observations of the Minor Planets made with the Great Meridian of , 47 ; Medals awarded by the Paris Geographical Society , 211 ; Proposed New Professorship at the Paris Faculty of Sciences , 230 ; Proposed Museum of Religions in Paris ...
... Observations of the Minor Planets made with the Great Meridian of , 47 ; Medals awarded by the Paris Geographical Society , 211 ; Proposed New Professorship at the Paris Faculty of Sciences , 230 ; Proposed Museum of Religions in Paris ...
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... Observations of Fog , 282 ; Rainfall of Paris , 542 Resal ( M. H. ) , Traité de Physique Mathématique , 504 Researches on the Influence of Magnetism and Temperature on the Electric Resistance of Bismuth and its Alloys with Lead and Tin ...
... Observations of Fog , 282 ; Rainfall of Paris , 542 Resal ( M. H. ) , Traité de Physique Mathématique , 504 Researches on the Influence of Magnetism and Temperature on the Electric Resistance of Bismuth and its Alloys with Lead and Tin ...
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... observations for 1879-86 he finds that 441 predictions of night - frost could be given , of which 89 per cent . were success- ful . In 8 per cent . of the cases , night - frost did not follow , and in 3 per cent . frost occurred ...
... observations for 1879-86 he finds that 441 predictions of night - frost could be given , of which 89 per cent . were success- ful . In 8 per cent . of the cases , night - frost did not follow , and in 3 per cent . frost occurred ...
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Página 187 - Report published fur the year 1886 by the Surveyor-General of Ceylon shows that rainfall observations are now taken at eighty-three stations. General observations are made at sixteen' stations. The Report contains a map showing the mean annual rainfall of the island, and a diagram of the mean monthly fall at the principal stations. An important discussion of the Ceylon rainfall observations will be found in the Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society for October last. THE Russian Government...
Página 161 - On the upper side these nodules are coated in spots with a black crust similar to that found on the mass, but on the lower side the crust extends completely around the side of the nodules, showing the fusion very plainly. The troilite is very bright and fresh, like a newly broken mineral, and on the upper side one of...