Cosmos: A Sketch of a Physical Description of the Universe, Volume 5H.G. Bohn, 1858 |
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Page 19
... close of the tenth century , and during the brilliant epoch of the Abbassidian Califs1 , first employed these vibrations for the determination of time , and after a neglect of six hundred years the same method was again adopted by ...
... close of the tenth century , and during the brilliant epoch of the Abbassidian Califs1 , first employed these vibrations for the determination of time , and after a neglect of six hundred years the same method was again adopted by ...
Page 34
... close analogies . b . The Existence and Distribution of Heat in the interior of our Globe . ( Expansion of the Delineation of Nature , Cosmos , vol . i , pp . 160-168 . ) Considerations regarding the internal heat of our earth , the ...
... close analogies . b . The Existence and Distribution of Heat in the interior of our Globe . ( Expansion of the Delineation of Nature , Cosmos , vol . i , pp . 160-168 . ) Considerations regarding the internal heat of our earth , the ...
Page 47
... close to the limits of the ice . The soil at Amginsk , south - east of Jakutsk , presents as low a tempera- ture as that of Obdorsk , which lies 5 ° farther north ; the same being the case with Oleminsk on the Jenisei . From the Obi to ...
... close to the limits of the ice . The soil at Amginsk , south - east of Jakutsk , presents as low a tempera- ture as that of Obdorsk , which lies 5 ° farther north ; the same being the case with Oleminsk on the Jenisei . From the Obi to ...
Page 57
... close of the 16th century , William Gilbert , a man who excited the admiration of Galileo , although his merits were wholly unappreciated by Bacon , first laid down comprehensive views of the magnetic force of the earth.58 He clearly ...
... close of the 16th century , William Gilbert , a man who excited the admiration of Galileo , although his merits were wholly unappreciated by Bacon , first laid down comprehensive views of the magnetic force of the earth.58 He clearly ...
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... close of the 18th century , the stationary observations of declination which were made by Cassini , Gilpin , and Beaufoy ( from 1784 to 1790 ) , with more perfect instruments , showed definitely that there is a periodical influence at ...
... close of the 18th century , the stationary observations of declination which were made by Cassini , Gilpin , and Beaufoy ( from 1784 to 1790 ) , with more perfect instruments , showed definitely that there is a periodical influence at ...
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Abich according acid active volcanoes America andesite Annalen appear ascended Asia Asie Centrale augite basaltic Boussingault chain Chimborazo coast cones conical mountain contain Cordilleras Cosmos Cotopaxi crater declination depth direction distance earth earthquakes east eastern Eifel elevation eruption expedition feet felspar fissures formation fragments geognostic geographical miles geological granite Gunung Gustav Rose heat height hemisphere Hobarton horary hornblende hornitos Humboldt inclination intensity interior investigations island Java Jorullo Junghuhn lake latitude lava lava-streams Leopold von Buch leucite magnetic force masses measurement meridian Mexico needle northern observations obsidian Ocean oligoclase olivine parallel period phenomena phenomenon Phil Poggend points portion pumice pumice-stone Quito remarkable rise rock Sabine scoriæ Sir James Ross southern springs Strabo strata subterranean sulphur summit surface temperature terrestrial magnetism tion toises trachytic Transact upheaval vapours variation Vesuvius volcanic activity Voyage western whilst