The removal, for a single summer night, of the aqueous vapour from the atmosphere which covers England, would be attended by the destruction of every plant which a freezing temperature could kill. In Sahara, where ' the soil is fire and the wind is flame,'... Heat: A Mode of Motion - Page 364by John Tyndall - 1868 - 520 pagesFull view - About this book
| George Thom (principal of Dollar inst.) - 1881 - 152 pages
...warmer than it would otherwise be. " The removal for a single summer night of the aqueous vapour of the atmosphere which covers England would be attended...every plant which a freezing temperature could kill."* The mountain heights are cold because the aqueous vapour above them is too attenuated to prevent their... | |
| United States. Army. Signal Corps - 1882 - 144 pages
...The removal for a single summer night of the aqueous vapor from the atmosphere which covers the earth would be attended by the destruction of every plant...where "the soil is fire and the wind is flame," the refrigeration at night is often painful to bear. Ice has been formed in that region at night. In Australia... | |
| 1886 - 920 pages
...405, 408. I quote only one sentence : " The removal, for a single summer eight, of the aqueous vapor which covers England would be attended by the destruction...plant which a freezing temperature could kill" In contrast with this, I add one illustration of the temperature possible were the earth covered with... | |
| Bela Hubbard - 1887 - 614 pages
...thermometric range will be great. Tyndall says, " The removal for a single winter's night of the aqueous vapor from the atmosphere which covers England would be...every plant which a freezing temperature could kill." Observations made in Bavaria showed, that for the month of July the temperature at midday within the... | |
| Richard S. Peale - 1890 - 548 pages
...dark colors. White is the best reflector, and black the best absorber and radiator. On the Desert of Sahara, where " the soil is fire and the wind is flame," the dry air allows the heat to escape through it so readily that ice is sometimes formed at night. The... | |
| Manly Miles - 1892 - 232 pages
...certainly be an understatement of the fact."* "The removal, for a single summer night, of the aqueous vapor from the atmosphere which covers England, would be...In Sahara, where 'the soil is fire and the wind is a flame,' the refrigeration at night is often painful to bear."f "The power of aqueous vapor seems... | |
| Edwin James Houston - 1893 - 278 pages
...climate of England, says, " The removal for a single summer night of the clouds of vapor which cover England would be attended by the destruction of every plant which a freezing temperature could kill." The amount of vapor in the air of any country, though dependent on the direction from which the winds... | |
| United States. Weather Bureau - 1895 - 1004 pages
...scientific world by the announcement that " The removal, for a single summer night, of the aqueous vapor from the atmosphere which covers England would be...every plant which a freezing temperature could kill." For a long time humidity, relative or absolute, has taken its proper place among the principal meteorological... | |
| National Educational Association (U.S.). Meeting - 1901 - 1054 pages
...scientific world by the announcement that " the removal, for a single summer night, of the aqueous vapor from the atmosphere which covers England would be...every plant which a freezing temperature could kill." On the economy of fuel consumption achieved by controlling humidity in the schoolroom I can do no better... | |
| 1899 - 650 pages
...scientific world by the announcement that "The removal, for a single summer night, of the aqueous vapor from the atmosphere which covers England would be...every plant which a freezing temperature could kill." For a long time humidity, relative or absolute, has taken its proper place among the principal meteorological... | |
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