 | 1819 - 610 pages
...sky, as seen from the exposed body, occasions the quantity of dew which is formed upon it to be luss than would have occurred, if the exposure to the sky had been complete.' He observed, that ou a cloudy night, a piece of glass, laid over an earthen pan containing water, and... | |
 | Andrew Ure - 1821 - 436 pages
...from the exposed body, obstructs the depression of its temperature, and occasions the quantity of dew formed upon it, to be less than would have occurred, if the exposure to the sky had been complete. Dr. Wells bent a sheet of pasteboard into the shape of a penthouse, making the angle of flexure 90... | |
 | 1824 - 452 pages
...sky, ai seen from the exposed body, occasions the quantity of dew which is formed upon it, tob« Itti than would have occurred if the exposure, to the sky had been complete," instituted by Dr. Wells, to illustrate the principle in question, by bending a sheet of pasteboard... | |
 | 1824 - 462 pages
...sky, as seen from the exposed body,' occasions the quantity of dew which is formed upon it to be lets than would have occurred if the exposure to the sky had been complete ;" since the plate raised above the grass had its surface exposed to the entire canopy of the sky,... | |
 | Andrew Ure - 1827 - 904 pages
...the exposed body, obstructs the depression of its temperature, and occa. sions the quantity of dew formed upon it to be less than would have occurred, if the cx. posure to the sky had been complete. Dr. Wells bent a sheet of pasteboard into the shape of a penthouse,... | |
 | Thomas Curtis - 1829 - 820 pages
...from the exposed body, obstructs the depression of its temperature, and occasions the quantity of dew formed upon it, to be less than would have occurred, if the exposure to the sky had been complete. Dr. Wells bent a sheet of pasteboard into the shape of a pent-house, making the angle of flexure 90°,... | |
 | Thomas Curtis (of Grove house sch, Islington) - 826 pages
...from the exposed body, obstructs the depression of its temperature, and occasions the quantity of dew formed upon it, to be less than would have occurred, if the exposure to the sky had been complete204 Dr. Wells bent a sheet of pasteboard into the the tin-foil prevents the glass under H from... | |
 | Andrew Ure - 1831 - 980 pages
...from the exposed body, obstructs the depression of its temperature, and occasions the quantity of dew formed upon it to be less than would have occurred, if the exposure to the sky had been complete. Dr Wells bent a sheet of pasteboard into the shape of a penthouse, making the angle of flexure 90 degrees,... | |
 | 1853 - 1032 pages
...covering them with mats. Whatever diminishes the view of the sky, as seen from the exposed body, occasions the quantity of dew which is formed upon it to be...occurred if the exposure to the sky had been complete; two parcels of wool, each weighing ten grains, were fixed, one on the middle of the upper surface of... | |
 | Robert Kemp Philp - 1860 - 360 pages
...receive is, that whatever diminishes the view af the sky, as seen from the exposed body, occasions the quantity of dew which is formed upon it, to be...than would have occurred if the exposure to the sky has been complete. 29. All substances which present a great amount of surface in proportion to their... | |
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One general fact relative to situation is, that whatever diminishes the view of the sky, as seen from the exposed body, occasions the quantity of dew, which is formed upon it, to be less than would have occurred, if the exposure to the sky had been complete. 
