The Edinburgh Review, 30. kötetA. and C. Black, 1818 |
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6. oldal
... increase in the lower strata ; but , on the contrary , if the pit be formed in the beginning of summer , it will be found to grow colder as we descend . Hence , the mass of the earth merely transmits very slowly the impressions of heat ...
... increase in the lower strata ; but , on the contrary , if the pit be formed in the beginning of summer , it will be found to grow colder as we descend . Hence , the mass of the earth merely transmits very slowly the impressions of heat ...
8. oldal
... increases near the bottom of very deep mines . But this observation holds on- ly in particular situations , where the warm exhalations from the burning of lamps and the breathing of the workmen are collected and confined under the roofs ...
... increases near the bottom of very deep mines . But this observation holds on- ly in particular situations , where the warm exhalations from the burning of lamps and the breathing of the workmen are collected and confined under the roofs ...
12. oldal
... increasing coldness of water , drawn up from the depth of only a few fathoms , may , therefore , indicate to the navigator who traverses the wide ocean his approach to banks or land . These principles , however , will not apply to the ...
... increasing coldness of water , drawn up from the depth of only a few fathoms , may , therefore , indicate to the navigator who traverses the wide ocean his approach to banks or land . These principles , however , will not apply to the ...
14. oldal
... increased . The snow gradually wastes away - the ice dissolves apace — and vast fragments of it , detached from the cliffs , and undermined be- neath , precipitate themselves on the shores with the noise and crash of thunder . The ocean ...
... increased . The snow gradually wastes away - the ice dissolves apace — and vast fragments of it , detached from the cliffs , and undermined be- neath , precipitate themselves on the shores with the noise and crash of thunder . The ocean ...
16. oldal
... increasing energy in all directions , till it has covered the whole extent of those seas with a solid vault to the depth of several feet . But , on the return of spring , the penetrating rays of the sun gradually melt or soften that icy ...
... increasing energy in all directions , till it has covered the whole extent of those seas with a solid vault to the depth of several feet . But , on the return of spring , the penetrating rays of the sun gradually melt or soften that icy ...
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