The Law of Storms Considered in Connection with the Ordinary Movements of the AtmosphereLongman, Green, Longman, Roberts, & Green, 1862 - 324 páginas |
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... of bringing forward facts which have been known for more than a century as if they were new discoveries of each author , I hold it to be the duty of everyone who selects the move- ments of the atmosphere as the subject of his ...
... of bringing forward facts which have been known for more than a century as if they were new discoveries of each author , I hold it to be the duty of everyone who selects the move- ments of the atmosphere as the subject of his ...
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... move from one point on the earth's surface to another , and consequently the indi- vidual particles move in parallel rectilinear paths . In the first case which we have just discussed , the paths are diverging and converging right lines ...
... move from one point on the earth's surface to another , and consequently the indi- vidual particles move in parallel rectilinear paths . In the first case which we have just discussed , the paths are diverging and converging right lines ...
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... moving , W. NW . NNW . NNW . NW WNW . W. SSW . S. N. NNE . SSE ESE . SSE . SE . NE . ENE . ESE . E or from whence it has started , changes its position . If ( fig . 1 ) we suppose this point to move from SW . to NE . , we find that at ...
... moving , W. NW . NNW . NNW . NW WNW . W. SSW . S. N. NNE . SSE ESE . SSE . SE . NE . ENE . ESE . E or from whence it has started , changes its position . If ( fig . 1 ) we suppose this point to move from SW . to NE . , we find that at ...
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... of rotation of that portion of the globe over which it rests . Hence , if a difference of tem- perature , or any other cause , impart to it a tendency to move in a direction parallel to the equator , its INTRODUCTION . 7.
... of rotation of that portion of the globe over which it rests . Hence , if a difference of tem- perature , or any other cause , impart to it a tendency to move in a direction parallel to the equator , its INTRODUCTION . 7.
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Heinrich Wilhelm Dove. move in a direction parallel to the equator , its motion cannot be affected by the rotation of the earth , inasmuch as the points on the earth's surface towards which it is moving have exactly the same velocity of ...
Heinrich Wilhelm Dove. move in a direction parallel to the equator , its motion cannot be affected by the rotation of the earth , inasmuch as the points on the earth's surface towards which it is moving have exactly the same velocity of ...
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