The Gateway to the Polynia: A Voyage to SpitzbergenH.S. King, 1873 - 355 páginas |
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... observations . This is a point , the settlement of which is of considerable importance in physical science . Very little is known respecting the meteorology of the polar region . This science is in its infancy , and yet it is abundantly ...
... observations . This is a point , the settlement of which is of considerable importance in physical science . Very little is known respecting the meteorology of the polar region . This science is in its infancy , and yet it is abundantly ...
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... or outflows of warm water from the Pole have been observed in many localities . These , wherever met with , are commonly assigned to the Gulf Stream ; but as will be noted in a subsc- D quent chapter , the warm water originates at the Pole.
... or outflows of warm water from the Pole have been observed in many localities . These , wherever met with , are commonly assigned to the Gulf Stream ; but as will be noted in a subsc- D quent chapter , the warm water originates at the Pole.
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... and probable cause for the generation of magnetic currents and storms . The auroras are observed to occur in cycles of varying • INTRODUCTORY CHAPTER . 41 intensity and frequency , lasting about 40 A VOYAGE TO SPITZBERGEN .
... and probable cause for the generation of magnetic currents and storms . The auroras are observed to occur in cycles of varying • INTRODUCTORY CHAPTER . 41 intensity and frequency , lasting about 40 A VOYAGE TO SPITZBERGEN .
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... observation of the climatic and telluro - magnetic elements in Polar regions would lead to results of the highest scientific importance , which would also be of great practical benefit . This object alone should be a sufficient answer ...
... observation of the climatic and telluro - magnetic elements in Polar regions would lead to results of the highest scientific importance , which would also be of great practical benefit . This object alone should be a sufficient answer ...
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... observations made by Arctic voyagers . These observations indicate that the icebergs and ice - fields are loosened every summer , and sent drifting southward . These masses accumu- late most where there is most land , and by their ...
... observations made by Arctic voyagers . These observations indicate that the icebergs and ice - fields are loosened every summer , and sent drifting southward . These masses accumu- late most where there is most land , and by their ...
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