| 1831 - 340 pages
...atmosphere were entirely calm ; but on any agitation approaching to wind, the deposition ceases. As the amount of the diminution of temperature necessary...air to deposit moisture depends upon the quantity of vapor which the air contains, it follows, that if the quantity be as great as can exist at the temperature,... | |
| 1831 - 336 pages
...atmosphere were entirely calm ; but on any agitation approaching to wind, the deposition ceases. As the amount of the diminution of temperature necessary...air to deposit moisture depends upon the quantity of vapor which the air con* Dr. Wells. tains, it follows, that if the quantity be as great as can exist... | |
| 1831 - 346 pages
...atmosphere were entirely calm ; but on any agitation approaching to wind, the deposition ceases. As the amount of the diminution of temperature necessary...air to deposit moisture depends upon the quantity of vapor which the air con* Dr. Wells. tains, it follows, that if the quantity be as great as can exist... | |
| Gray and Bowen - 1831 - 348 pages
...atmosphere were entirely calm ; but on any agitation approaching to wind, the deposition ceases. As the amount of the diminution of temperature necessary...air to deposit moisture depends upon the quantity of vapor which the air con* Dr. Wells. tains, it follows, that if the quantity be as great as can exist... | |
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