Meteorology: Considered in Its Connexion with Astronomy, Climate, and the Geographical Distribution of Animals and Plants, Equally as with the Seasons and Changes of the WeatherJ.B. Balliere, 1836 - 277 pages |
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... opposite Species of Meteoric Action in the Atmosphere XV . The WINDS , or Currents of the Atmosphere • 166 176 XVI . Connexion observable between certain Classes of Localities and of Meteors with each other , equally as with the Changes ...
... opposite Species of Meteoric Action in the Atmosphere XV . The WINDS , or Currents of the Atmosphere • 166 176 XVI . Connexion observable between certain Classes of Localities and of Meteors with each other , equally as with the Changes ...
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... opposite side to that of Lima and its territory - which , taking into account the great ele- vation of these mountains , must have the effect of intercepting its action on the region of the atmos- phere in which rain - clouds form ...
... opposite side to that of Lima and its territory - which , taking into account the great ele- vation of these mountains , must have the effect of intercepting its action on the region of the atmos- phere in which rain - clouds form ...
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... OPPOSITE PROGRESSIONS esteemed the fundamental Law of Nature , or that on which the whole of her Dispositions are founded . It is a trite observation , but not the less true , that perhaps , of all others , simple ideas , however appa ...
... OPPOSITE PROGRESSIONS esteemed the fundamental Law of Nature , or that on which the whole of her Dispositions are founded . It is a trite observation , but not the less true , that perhaps , of all others , simple ideas , however appa ...
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... opposite ? And yet , how- ever common the observation or undeniable the fact , how long has it not been allowed to ... opposite progressions of the same kind . For , in order to show that this , the union of opposite progressions of the ...
... opposite ? And yet , how- ever common the observation or undeniable the fact , how long has it not been allowed to ... opposite progressions of the same kind . For , in order to show that this , the union of opposite progressions of the ...
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... opposite progressions of heat and cold , of light and darkness , of pleasure and pain , of joy and grief , of love and hate , of desire and aversion , & c . & c . are to be considered but the opposite progressions . And of which ...
... opposite progressions of heat and cold , of light and darkness , of pleasure and pain , of joy and grief , of love and hate , of desire and aversion , & c . & c . are to be considered but the opposite progressions . And of which ...
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annual circle atmos atmosphere attraction aurora aurora borealis autumnal equinox axis Bertholon cause centre circumstance climate cold connected conse consequently considered contrasted diurnal circle drought earth earthquakes effect electric action electric and magnetic elliptical movement equally equi equinoctial phenomena equinox esteemed exists extent force of impulsion formation of rain former gravity greatest induced inferior planets inferior region latitudes latter lunar action lunar circle magnetic action magnetic forces magnetic poles main foci ment meteoric action meteorology mosphere mountains nature nected netic nexion noticed observed occur opposite actions opposite extremes opposite hemispheres opposite progressions period phere planetary position preceding principle of reflective qu'il quadratures reference reflective action repulsive solar action solstice southern hemisphere species of meteoric storm subsists sun and planets supposed syzygies take place temperature tendence of meteoric teoric terre thence theory tides tion tricity variations vernal equinox vicinity winter hemisphere winter solstice
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Page 226 - I do not know what I may appear to the world, but to myself I seem to have been only like a boy playing on the sea -shore, and diverting myself in now and then finding a smoother pebble or a prettier shell than ordinary, whilst the great ocean of truth lay all undiscovered before me.
Page 226 - The modesty of Sir Isaac Newton in reference to his great discoveries was not founded on any indifference to the fame which they conferred, or upon any erroneous judgment of their importance to science. The whole of his life proves, that he knew his place as a philosopher, and was determined to assert and vindicate his rights. His modesty arose from the depth and extent of his knowledge, which showed him what a small portion of nature he had been able to examine, and how much remained to be explored...
Page 253 - A serene autumn denotes a windy winter; a windy winter, a rainy spring; a rainy spring, a serene summer; a serene summer, a windy autumn; so that the air, on a balance, is seldom debtor to itself; nor do the seasons succeed each other in the same tenor for two years together.
Page 78 - Si quelqu'un, par exemple, dit-il, entreprenait de prouver par une comparaison bien suivie des phénomènes, que le tonnerre est entre les mains de la nature, ce que l'électricité est entre les nôtres, que ces merveilles dont nous disposons maintenant à notre gré, sont de petites imitations de ces grands effets qui nous...
Page 78 - ... est vis-à-vis d'un objet terrestre ce qu'est le corps électrisé, en présence et à une certaine proximité de celui qui ne l'est pas, j'avoue que cette idée, si elle était bien soutenue, me plairait beaucoup: et pour la soutenir combien de raisons spécieuses ne se présentent pas à un homme qui est au fait de l'électricité...
Page 226 - The whole of his life proves, that he knew his place as a philosopher, and was determined to assert and vindicate his rights. His modesty arose from the depth and extent of his knowledge, which showed him what a small portion of nature he had been able to examine, and how much remained to be explored in the same field in which he had himself laboured. In the magnitude of the comparison...
Page 31 - Lyon, on an expedition for the same purpose, found that the magnetic pole was then situate in 63° 26' 51" north latitude, and in 80° 51' 25" west longitude. It appears, from later researches, that the law of terrestrial magnetism is of considerable complexity and the existence of more than one magnetic pole in either hemisphere has been rendered highly probable ; that there is one in Siberia seems to be decided by the recent observations of M. Hansteen, — it is in longitude 102° east of Greenwich,...
Page 78 - L'universalité de la matière électrique, la promptitude de son action, son inflammabilité et son activité à enflammer d'autres matières , la propriété qu'elle a de frapper les corps extérieurement et intérieurement jusque dans leurs moindres parties, l'exemple singulier que nous avons de cet effet dans l'expérience de Leyde , l'idée qu'on peut légitimement s'en faire en supposant un plus grand degré de vertu...
Page 81 - are produced by aqueous vapour, when it returns to the state of water. This process is condensation, the reverse of evaporation. When vapour exists in the atmosphere, if in any manner the temperature becomes lower than the constituent temperature requisite for the maintenance of the watery state, some of the steam will be condensed and will become water.
Page 45 - D'un autre côté, la force d'attraction ou la pesanteur n'eût pas permis aux montagnes de s'élever, et encore moins aux métaux qui en sont les parties les plus pesantes, d'être placés à leurs sommets, où on les trouve ordinairement. Si on suppose que ces lois soient...