Astronomy and General Physics Considered with Reference to Natural TheologyH.G. Bohn, York Street, Covent Garden, 1862 - 328 pages |
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... vapour raised from the sea ; and therefore if the sea were much diminished , and the land increased , the mean quantity of moisture distributed upon the land must be diminished , and the character of climates , as to wet and dry , must ...
... vapour raised from the sea ; and therefore if the sea were much diminished , and the land increased , the mean quantity of moisture distributed upon the land must be diminished , and the character of climates , as to wet and dry , must ...
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... vapour contained in the atmosphere : the winds and rains by which the equilibrium of the atmosphere is restored when it is in any degree disturbed . The effects of light , of electricity , probably of other causes also , are no doubt ...
... vapour contained in the atmosphere : the winds and rains by which the equilibrium of the atmosphere is restored when it is in any degree disturbed . The effects of light , of electricity , probably of other causes also , are no doubt ...
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... vapour of hot water ; but in fact a vapour or steam rises from water at all temperatures , however low , and even from ice . The expansive force of this vapour increases rapidly as the heat increases ; so that when we reach the heat of ...
... vapour of hot water ; but in fact a vapour or steam rises from water at all temperatures , however low , and even from ice . The expansive force of this vapour increases rapidly as the heat increases ; so that when we reach the heat of ...
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... vapour with the force thus corresponding to its temperature , an immediate evapo- ration will supply the deficiency . We can compare the tension of such vapour with that of our common atmosphere ; the pressure of the latter is measured ...
... vapour with the force thus corresponding to its temperature , an immediate evapo- ration will supply the deficiency . We can compare the tension of such vapour with that of our common atmosphere ; the pressure of the latter is measured ...
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... vapour will rise into it , if supplied from any quarter . Hence it appears that aqueous vapour is most abundant in the atmosphere when it is most needed for the purposes of life ; and that when other sources of moisture are cut off ...
... vapour will rise into it , if supplied from any quarter . Hence it appears that aqueous vapour is most abundant in the atmosphere when it is most needed for the purposes of life ; and that when other sources of moisture are cut off ...
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