Climate and Time in Their Geological Relations: A Theory of Secular Changes of the Earth's ClimateAppleton, 1890 - 577 páginas |
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... melt five pounds of cast iron . It must , however , be borne in mind that the greater part of the mois- ture of the south - west and west winds is derived from the ocean in temperate regions . The upper current receives the greater part ...
... melt five pounds of cast iron . It must , however , be borne in mind that the greater part of the mois- ture of the south - west and west winds is derived from the ocean in temperate regions . The upper current receives the greater part ...
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... melt- ing - point of ice . This is 222 ° below that of space . Conse- quently , if the heat derived from the stars is able to maintain a temperature of -239 ° , or 222 ° of absolute temperature , then nearly as much heat is derived from ...
... melt- ing - point of ice . This is 222 ° below that of space . Conse- quently , if the heat derived from the stars is able to maintain a temperature of -239 ° , or 222 ° of absolute temperature , then nearly as much heat is derived from ...
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... melting of the snow . There are three separate ways whereby accumulated masses of snow and ice tend to lower the ... melt on the side of a ship exposed to the direct rays of the sun , while at the same time the surrounding air was far ...
... melting of the snow . There are three separate ways whereby accumulated masses of snow and ice tend to lower the ... melt on the side of a ship exposed to the direct rays of the sun , while at the same time the surrounding air was far ...
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... melted , or the bulb of the thermometer raised to a high tem- perature by the direct rays of the sun , while the surrounding air remains intensely cold . " A joint of meat , " says Professor Tyndall , " might be roasted before a fire ...
... melted , or the bulb of the thermometer raised to a high tem- perature by the direct rays of the sun , while the surrounding air remains intensely cold . " A joint of meat , " says Professor Tyndall , " might be roasted before a fire ...
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... melting of every pound of ice a quantity of heat sufficient to raise one pound of water 142 ° dis- appears , and is ... melted during the entire summer . In fact , we have this very condition of things exemplified in some of the islands ...
... melting of every pound of ice a quantity of heat sufficient to raise one pound of water 142 ° dis- appears , and is ... melted during the entire summer . In fact , we have this very condition of things exemplified in some of the islands ...
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