Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections, Volume 34Smithsonian Institution, 1893 - Science |
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Page 151 - This question has been answered along time since. It is heat which is to be considered as the prime cause of the disturbance of equilibrium in the atmosphere. Because of the slight conductivity of the air the process of warming can progress only slowly from below upwards, so that as is well known the temperature of the air steadily diminishes as we ascend. The heated air expands. The pressure becomes less. If the heating takes place uniformly over a large area there will be at first no reason for...