Physiography and Physical Geography: With Special Reference to the Instructions Recently Issued by the Science and Art DepartmentWilliam Blackwood and Sons, 1877 - 166 páginas |
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... wind - waves , 54 ; ocean currents , 55 ; Atlantic Ocean , 56 ; Pacific Ocean , 59 ; Indian Ocean , 60 ; Arctic Ocean , 61 ; Antarctic Ocean , 63 ; inland seas , 64 ; waters of the land , 65 ... winds , 76 ; trade - winds , ib .; monsoons ,
... wind - waves , 54 ; ocean currents , 55 ; Atlantic Ocean , 56 ; Pacific Ocean , 59 ; Indian Ocean , 60 ; Arctic Ocean , 61 ; Antarctic Ocean , 63 ; inland seas , 64 ; waters of the land , 65 ... winds , 76 ; trade - winds , ib .; monsoons ,
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... winds , ib .; monsoons , ib .; zone of calms and variables , 77 ; region of S.W. and N.W. winds , ib .; land and sea breezes , 78 ; hurricanes and cyclones , ib .; difference of pressure , 79 ; aqueous va- pour and its results , ib ...
... winds , ib .; monsoons , ib .; zone of calms and variables , 77 ; region of S.W. and N.W. winds , ib .; land and sea breezes , 78 ; hurricanes and cyclones , ib .; difference of pressure , 79 ; aqueous va- pour and its results , ib ...
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... winds , owing to excessive evaporation , the quantity of saline matter is somewhat more . * The celebrated Challenger Expedition , which has so largely contributed to our knowledge of the ocean , returned to Spithead on May 23 , 1876 ...
... winds , owing to excessive evaporation , the quantity of saline matter is somewhat more . * The celebrated Challenger Expedition , which has so largely contributed to our knowledge of the ocean , returned to Spithead on May 23 , 1876 ...
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... winds , and from temperature . 1. The attraction of the moon , sometimes aided and some- times impeded by that of the sun , produces the grand pheno- menon of the Tides , which , from the astronomical point of view , have been already ...
... winds , and from temperature . 1. The attraction of the moon , sometimes aided and some- times impeded by that of the sun , produces the grand pheno- menon of the Tides , which , from the astronomical point of view , have been already ...
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... Wind - waves . - When the air is still , or when the wind is very gentle , the surface of the ocean is unruffled , and smooth as a mirror . But should the wind become a little stronger , a certain amount of friction takes place between ...
... Wind - waves . - When the air is still , or when the wind is very gentle , the surface of the ocean is unruffled , and smooth as a mirror . But should the wind become a little stronger , a certain amount of friction takes place between ...
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