Handy Book of MeteorologyBlackwood and Sons, 1867 - 204 páginas |
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America amount appear ascending atmosphere barometer becomes begins blow calm cause centre changes charts climate cloud coast cold column compared considerable continued countries course covered currents daily diminished direction earth east effect electricity equator Europe evaporation falls feet flow fogs follows force formed frequently give greater greatest heat height Hence higher hour humidity important inches increased indicate influence land latitudes least less light lines lower mass maximum mean mercury meteorological miles mist months mountains night observations occur ocean owing passed perature position pressure prevail produced quantity radiation rain rainfall range regarded regions rises round scale season seen side snow soil sometimes south-west space storm summer surface takes temperate temperature theory thermometers tion tube upwards vapour warm weather whole wind winter
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