Handy Book of MeteorologyWilliam Blackwood, 1868 - 371 páginas |
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... compared with places in the vicinity whose heights were known . When the place was isolated from other stations the annoyance was still greater . Thus , since the height of Santiago de Chile , usually given at 2600 feet , is evidently ...
... compared with places in the vicinity whose heights were known . When the place was isolated from other stations the annoyance was still greater . Thus , since the height of Santiago de Chile , usually given at 2600 feet , is evidently ...
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... compared together ; and the science made great and rapid advances by the investiga- tions undertaken by distinguished philosophers into the laws which regulate atmospheric phenomena . IMPORTANT DISCOVERIES AND DISCUSSIONS . 11. The ...
... compared together ; and the science made great and rapid advances by the investiga- tions undertaken by distinguished philosophers into the laws which regulate atmospheric phenomena . IMPORTANT DISCOVERIES AND DISCUSSIONS . 11. The ...
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... compared with a standard mercurial baro- meter , being liable to variation from the elasticity of the brass of the chamber changing , or from changes in the system of levers which work the index - hand . Though aneroids may be ...
... compared with a standard mercurial baro- meter , being liable to variation from the elasticity of the brass of the chamber changing , or from changes in the system of levers which work the index - hand . Though aneroids may be ...
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... comparing millimetres with English inches , and Table III . in comparing Paris lines with English inches . In the Old French barometer , Paris lines are frequently written in Paris inches , 12 lines being equal to an inch . Hence 300 ...
... comparing millimetres with English inches , and Table III . in comparing Paris lines with English inches . In the Old French barometer , Paris lines are frequently written in Paris inches , 12 lines being equal to an inch . Hence 300 ...
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... compared with the force of gravity at sea - level , is small , amounting only to about 0.001 inch per 400 feet . 54. Since the force of gravity is diminished in proportion to the square of the distance from the centre of gravity , the ...
... compared with the force of gravity at sea - level , is small , amounting only to about 0.001 inch per 400 feet . 54. Since the force of gravity is diminished in proportion to the square of the distance from the centre of gravity , the ...
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