Encyclopædia metropolitana; or, Universal dictionary of knowledge, ed. by E. Smedley, Hugh J. Rose and Henry J. Rose. [With] Plates, 5. kötet1845 |
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3. oldal
... remarked , that that splendid department of knowledge has ad- vanced to its present perfection , by the improvements that have been gradually imparted to its instruments of observation , and to the cautious and accurate deduc- tions ...
... remarked , that that splendid department of knowledge has ad- vanced to its present perfection , by the improvements that have been gradually imparted to its instruments of observation , and to the cautious and accurate deduc- tions ...
4. oldal
... remarked , * that lar observa- " it is humiliating to those who have been much occupied tions of in cultivating the Science of Meteorology , to see an phenomena , agriculturist or a waterman , who has neither instru- ments nor theory ...
... remarked , * that lar observa- " it is humiliating to those who have been much occupied tions of in cultivating the Science of Meteorology , to see an phenomena , agriculturist or a waterman , who has neither instru- ments nor theory ...
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... remarked , that a pure unmixed ture from atmosphere of vapour could by no means render itself the Poles to the Equator . obedient to such a law . The elasticity of the whole would be measured by that of the lowest point ; and the water ...
... remarked , that a pure unmixed ture from atmosphere of vapour could by no means render itself the Poles to the Equator . obedient to such a law . The elasticity of the whole would be measured by that of the lowest point ; and the water ...
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... remarked , that the diffusion of vapour does not cease at the height of 3500 feet , to which point we had first traced it , but that the mechanical obstruction is pro- portionably reduced , and is carried by successive stages whose tem ...
... remarked , that the diffusion of vapour does not cease at the height of 3500 feet , to which point we had first traced it , but that the mechanical obstruction is pro- portionably reduced , and is carried by successive stages whose tem ...
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... remarked , that while the great aerial ocean is divided into two great strata , flowing in opposite directions from North to South , and South to North , the aqueous part , which is nearly confined to the lower current , presses in a ...
... remarked , that while the great aerial ocean is divided into two great strata , flowing in opposite directions from North to South , and South to North , the aqueous part , which is nearly confined to the lower current , presses in a ...
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altitude angle appears architrave atmosphere ature canal Cloud coefficient colour columns Corinthian Order cos² degree density depending depth determined diameter direction distance Ditto diurnal diurnal tide Doric Order Earth effect elastic elevation ellipticity entablature equal equation evaporation expression Fahrenheit feet fluid force formula Gravity heat height high water horizontal Humboldt inches Isothermal latitude length longitude low water mass mean temperature measure meridian Meteor moisture moon moon's motion mountains nearly observations ology parallax parallel particles pendulum perature peripteral peristyle perpetual snows plane Pole produced pronaos proportion quantity radiation Rain regions remarks right ascension side sin² solar spheroid supposed surface syzygies Table temperature Temple theory thermometer tide-wave Tides and Waves tion toises triglyphs upper vapour velocity vertical Vitruvius vt-x walls whole wind
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131. oldal - night, colder than the atmosphere, by radiating their heat to the heavens, I perceived immediately a just reason for the practice, which I had before deemed useless. Being desirous, however, of acquiring some precise information on this subject, I fixed, perpendicularly, in the earth of
147. oldal - discern, Or half-conceal'd some figure at the stern ; Boys who, on shore, to sea the pebble cast, Will hear it strike against the viewless mast ; While the stern boatman growls his fierce disdain, At whom he knows not, whom he threats in vain.
148. oldal - The Rain Cloud. A Cloud, or system of Clouds, from which rain is falling. It is a horizontal sheet, above which the Cirrus spreads, while the Cumulus enters it laterally and from beneath.
27. oldal - At Pékin, also, where the mean temperature of the year is that of the coasts of Brittany, the scorching heats of summer are greater than at Cairo, and the winters as rigorous as at Upsal,
147. oldal - When all you see through densest Fog is seen, When you can hear the fishers near at hand Distinctly speak, yet see not where they stand ; Or sometimes them and not their
292. oldal - When the length of the wave is great in comparison with the depth of the water, (as in the case of tide-waves,) the horizontal motion is sensibly the same from the surface to the bottom, and the vertical motion for different particles varies in the same proportion as their height above the bottom.
143. oldal - of aqueous vapour, and the situation of the ground is such as to permit the cold air from the land to mix with the warmer air above the water, Mist or Fog will be the result. The density of such Mist or Fog will,
132. oldal - whether on hill .. Sometimes, anon on shady vale, each night Under the covert of some ancient oak, Or cedar, to defend him from the Dew.
132. oldal - a hollow cylinder of baked clay, the height of which was 2£ feet, and diameter 1 foot. On the grass, surrounded by the cylinder, were laid 10 grains of wool, which, in this situation, as there was not the least wind, would have received as much rain as a like
131. oldal - in the pride of half knowledge, smiled at the means frequently employed by gardeners, to protect tender plants from cold, as it appeared to me impossible, that