The Tempest; Or, an Account of the Nature, Properties, Dangers and Uses of Wind, Etc

anemometer appearance ascending atmosphere August axis Barbadoes barometer becomes blown bottom calm carbonic acid cause centre clouds coast column contrary cylinder descending direction distance Drôme earth effect elastic equator feet fire flame fluid force gale gusts harmattan heat height helm helm wind hemisphere hurricane inches instrument island Isthmus of Darien Jamaica land breezes land winds latitude length less light mass of air mercury miles an hour monsoon motion mountains moving nearly night north-east northern o'clock observed ocean oxygen pampero particles passed pencil phenomena piston points portion pressure produced quantity rain rise rotatory sails sand sea breezes season seen ship shore side smoke sometimes southern southern hemisphere spiral spout storm stratum surface temperature tempest track trade winds tropics tube upper current upwards valleys vane vapour veering velocity vessel violent waterspout weather westerly whirling whirlwind whole wind blows Windward Islands