The Tempest: an Account of the Origin and Phenomena of Wind, in Various Parts of the World

Christian Knowledge Society, 1861 - 386 pages

INTRODUCTION	3

The Magdeburg Hemispheres	9

Accidental ingredients 9Summary 10Weight of air 11	11

Solubility of atmospheric gases 11Diffusion 12Differences	18

Waterspout off Clermont Tonnerre	27

Decreasing density of the air 20Graphic representation of	28

Boiling Water on the Surface to illustrate its badly	41

Inertia and momentum of air 33The momentum of air illus	46

accounts of 152 Notices by Franklin and Capper 153	157

Cyclone passing over an island 158Details of the hurricane	165

Harbour of St Thomas	172

astrous effects 172The Judith and Esthers account 173The	186

the law of storms 195Value of the barometer 196To avoid	202

Cyclone in the Tradewind	205

The same in the Southern Hemisphere	212

canes 212General theory of cyclones 213Herschels theory	215

Ventilation of a Taper	48

of winds 53Sounds of winds 53Silence of the upper atmo	55

Frontispiece to Chap I Coming on of the daily sea	58

ON THE TRADEWINDS MONSOONS AND LAND AND SEA BREEZES	59

and variables the doldrums 64S E trades 65Return voyage	70

Positions of Upper and Under Currents	75

Effect of the earths motion on the currents 75Velocity of dif	77

83Neutral region produced by elevation 84Effects of land	85

Fishing Boats in the Monsoon Bombay Harbour	87

Mouth of the Hooghly during the Monsoon	93

commence 92Cause of the monsoons 93Influence of heated	95

CHAPTER II	113

Sand clouds 119Dust whirlwinds in India 120Various phe	123

of 127Details of a waterspout 128Wind accompanying 129	129

of 134Duration and direction of 135Circular motion of 136	136

of 138Electrical phenomena of 139Structure of 139Spiral	142

Experimental Illustration of a Waterspout	144

their formation 147Supposed electrical origin 147 noteFine	149

Frontispiece to Chap III The Calypso on her beam	150

Diagram illustrating a Revolving Storm	156

Inundations occasioned by the storm wave 222Heaping	230

The Aurora Australis	234

Display of electricity 232Shocks of earthquakes 235Vibra	236

masses of cloud 239Red sky red light c 240Appearance	244

CHAPTER V	251

Vertical circulation 255Heated wind storm 256The pamperos	264

tion of 268The Sirocco of Africa 268Sand pillars 270	270

The lost Farm 275Sand dunes 276Dust storms 277Wind	284

bad wind 287Hill and valley compared with sea and land	293

Frontispiece to Chap VI Register Sheet and working	294

meter 296Anemometer by Wolfius 297Pendulum anenio	301

Working parts of Oslers Anemometer	311

A Type of the Wind	319

jections to Whewells anemometer 308Requisites of a good	321

Robinsons Anemometer	325

Another form of Robinsons Anemometer	332

Robinsons anemometer 325Register papers 331Smaller	336

the barometer 342New method of filling 345The Kew stan	369

376Mean monthly temperatures 379Brief rules for the baro	376

Abbreviations for state of weather 381Ditto in figures	382

Title	The Tempest: an Account of the Origin and Phenomena of Wind, in Various Parts of the World
Author	Charles Tomlinson
Publisher	Christian Knowledge Society, 1861
Original from	Harvard University
Digitized	16 Jan 2019
Length	386 pages

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