On the Connexion of the Physical SciencesJ. Murray, 1858 - 523 pages |
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Page 74
... temperature of the earth must have been sensibly higher than it is at present . Whether it was great enough to render our northern climates fit for the production of tropical plants , and for the residence of the elephant and other ...
... temperature of the earth must have been sensibly higher than it is at present . Whether it was great enough to render our northern climates fit for the production of tropical plants , and for the residence of the elephant and other ...
Page 75
... temperature corresponding to the difference of the seasons . Sir Charles Lyell , in his excellent works on Geology ... temperature . It is evident , from the marine shells found on the tops of the highest mountains and in almost every ...
... temperature corresponding to the difference of the seasons . Sir Charles Lyell , in his excellent works on Geology ... temperature . It is evident , from the marine shells found on the tops of the highest mountains and in almost every ...
Page 78
... - tion at the central regions may be counterbalanced by the in- creased elasticity due to a very elevated temperature . Precession and Nutation SECTION XI . Their Effects on the 78 INTERNAL DENSITY OF THE EARTH . SECT . X.
... - tion at the central regions may be counterbalanced by the in- creased elasticity due to a very elevated temperature . Precession and Nutation SECTION XI . Their Effects on the 78 INTERNAL DENSITY OF THE EARTH . SECT . X.
Page 101
... temperature at all depths ; it then descends to 4500 feet below the surface about the 70th parallel both in the Arctic and Antarctic Seas . The temperature of that aqueous zone is about 390.5 of Fahrenheit . * It divides the surface of ...
... temperature at all depths ; it then descends to 4500 feet below the surface about the 70th parallel both in the Arctic and Antarctic Seas . The temperature of that aqueous zone is about 390.5 of Fahrenheit . * It divides the surface of ...
Page 105
... temperature . The cohesion of matter or the strength of substances forms an important branch of study in engineering . Every particle of matter , whether it forms a constituent part of a solid , liquid , or aƫriform fluid , is subject ...
... temperature . The cohesion of matter or the strength of substances forms an important branch of study in engineering . Every particle of matter , whether it forms a constituent part of a solid , liquid , or aƫriform fluid , is subject ...
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