Discussions on Climate and CosmologyD. Appleton and Company, 1886 - 327 páginas |
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... temperature of the air up to the freezing - point . But the recent observa- tions of Professor Langley prove that the loss of heat from radiation is in reality far greater than I had anticipated . He says : " The original observations ...
... temperature of the air up to the freezing - point . But the recent observa- tions of Professor Langley prove that the loss of heat from radiation is in reality far greater than I had anticipated . He says : " The original observations ...
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... freezing - point . How then can the polar regions be greatly the better of air from the equatorial regions ... temperature of the globe . " How can this be ? Why the Mean Temperature of the Ocean should be greater than that of the Land ...
... freezing - point . How then can the polar regions be greatly the better of air from the equatorial regions ... temperature of the globe . " How can this be ? Why the Mean Temperature of the Ocean should be greater than that of the Land ...
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... temperature should be higher than that of the land ? I thought I had made all this clear . The reason becomes apparent ... freezing - point , while the land is frequently frozen for months . The cause is obvious enough : at night , when ...
... temperature should be higher than that of the land ? I thought I had made all this clear . The reason becomes apparent ... freezing - point , while the land is frequently frozen for months . The cause is obvious enough : at night , when ...
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... temperature of the air , in summer , below the freezing - point , which it evi- dently does in Greenland and in the Antarctic continent , the moisture of the air will fall as snow and not as rain . No doubt this is the chief reason why ...
... temperature of the air , in summer , below the freezing - point , which it evi- dently does in Greenland and in the Antarctic continent , the moisture of the air will fall as snow and not as rain . No doubt this is the chief reason why ...
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... freezing - point . The direct effect that this has in preventing the sun from melting the snow and ice will be discussed shortly ; but the point to which I wish at present to direct special attention is the fact that if the air is kept ...
... freezing - point . The direct effect that this has in preventing the sun from melting the snow and ice will be discussed shortly ; but the point to which I wish at present to direct special attention is the fact that if the air is kept ...
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