On the Connexion of the Physical SciencesJ. Murray, 1858 - 523 pages |
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... Temperature ascribed by Sir John Herschel to the varia- tion in the Excentricity of the Terrestrial Orbit - Difference in the Temperature of the two Hemispheres erroneously ascribed to the Excess in the Length of Spring and Summer in ...
... Temperature ascribed by Sir John Herschel to the varia- tion in the Excentricity of the Terrestrial Orbit - Difference in the Temperature of the two Hemispheres erroneously ascribed to the Excess in the Length of Spring and Summer in ...
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... Temperature of Space - Internal Heat of the Earth Zone of constant Temperature Increase of Heat with the Depth - Central Heat - Volcanic Action - Quantity of Heat received from the Sun - Isogeothermal Lines - Line of Perpetual Con ...
... Temperature of Space - Internal Heat of the Earth Zone of constant Temperature Increase of Heat with the Depth - Central Heat - Volcanic Action - Quantity of Heat received from the Sun - Isogeothermal Lines - Line of Perpetual Con ...
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Mary Somerville. SECTION XXVI . Influence of Temperature on Vegetation - Vegetation varies with the Lati- tude and Height above the Sea - Geographical Distribution of Land Distribution of Marine Plants Corallines , Shell - fish ...
Mary Somerville. SECTION XXVI . Influence of Temperature on Vegetation - Vegetation varies with the Lati- tude and Height above the Sea - Geographical Distribution of Land Distribution of Marine Plants Corallines , Shell - fish ...
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... Temperature ascribed by Sir John Herschel to the varia- tion in the Excentricity of the Terrestrial Orbit — Difference in the Temperature of the two Hemispheres erroneously ascribed to the Excess in the Length of Spring and Summer in ...
... Temperature ascribed by Sir John Herschel to the varia- tion in the Excentricity of the Terrestrial Orbit — Difference in the Temperature of the two Hemispheres erroneously ascribed to the Excess in the Length of Spring and Summer in ...
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... temperature would certainly occasion a corresponding change in the velocity of rotation . In the science of dynamics it is a principle in a system of bodies or of particles revolving about a fixed centre , that the momentum or sum of ...
... temperature would certainly occasion a corresponding change in the velocity of rotation . In the science of dynamics it is a principle in a system of bodies or of particles revolving about a fixed centre , that the momentum or sum of ...
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