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,'... Report of the Commissioner of Agriculture, 1865 - Page 528by United States Commissioner of Agriculture - 1866Full view - About this book
| John Tyndall - Heat - 1863 - 500 pages
...England, would be attended fey the destruction of every plant which a freezing temperature could kill. In Sahara, where ' the soil is fire and the wind is flame,' the refrigeration at night is often painful to bear. Ice has been formed in this region at night. In Australia, also, the diurnal... | |
| John Tyndall - Heat - 1863 - 538 pages
...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, ' the refrigeration at night... | |
| Science - 1863 - 538 pages
...night of the aqueous vapour from the atmosphere of England would," as Professor Tyndall tells us, " be attended by the destruction of every plant which a freezing temperature could kill," and our earth would soon be approximated to the condition of the moon, * The localities... | |
| Science - 1863 - 530 pages
...night of the aqueous vapour from the atmosphere of England would," as Professor Tyndall tells us, " be attended by the destruction of every plant which a freezing temperature could kill," and our earth would soon be approximated to the condition of the moon, * The localities... | |
| John Tyndall - Heat - 1864 - 484 pages
...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 c the soil is fire and the wind is flame,' the refrigeration at night... | |
| 1864 - 670 pages
...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. The moisture of the air covers the earth as with a blanket at night, and where the air... | |
| Henry Youle Hind - Geology - 1865 - 302 pages
...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. The moisture of the air covers the earth as with a blanket at night, and where the air... | |
| Report of the Commissioner of Agriculture - 1866 - 664 pages
...favors powerful radiation when the air is dry. ''The removal for a single summer night of the aqueous vapor from the atmosphere that covers England would,"...Professor, "it may be safely predicted that wherever the air is dry the daily thermometric range, or the difference between the extreme-; of heat and cold,... | |
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