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Page 46
... elevations of barometric pressure by the dis- turbance of indifferent equilibrium in the upper layers of the air . 9. " Highs " and " lows " are a consequence of the tempera- tures and velocities of the upper currents . Whence it ...
... elevations of barometric pressure by the dis- turbance of indifferent equilibrium in the upper layers of the air . 9. " Highs " and " lows " are a consequence of the tempera- tures and velocities of the upper currents . Whence it ...
Page 49
... elevation of 6,300 feet , he obtained simultaneously and under the same conditions , by automatic and electrical apparatus , continuous registration of the pressure of the wind in pounds per square foot and of the velocity in miles per ...
... elevation of 6,300 feet , he obtained simultaneously and under the same conditions , by automatic and electrical apparatus , continuous registration of the pressure of the wind in pounds per square foot and of the velocity in miles per ...
Page 57
... elevation of about 500 feet at a dis- tance of a mile from the shore ; but the height increases toward the interior , where a general elevation of 1,500 feet is attained over large areas . All of this plateau , excepting a narrow fringe ...
... elevation of about 500 feet at a dis- tance of a mile from the shore ; but the height increases toward the interior , where a general elevation of 1,500 feet is attained over large areas . All of this plateau , excepting a narrow fringe ...
Page 60
... elevation of Mount St. Elias to be 1,980 toises . Considering the toise as equivalent to 6.39459 English feet , this measurement places the elevation of the moun- tain at 12,660 feet . What method was used in making this measurement is ...
... elevation of Mount St. Elias to be 1,980 toises . Considering the toise as equivalent to 6.39459 English feet , this measurement places the elevation of the moun- tain at 12,660 feet . What method was used in making this measurement is ...
Page 64
... elevation of Mount St. Elias , a translation of which , by Mr. Stein , is here given : " True longitude of Mulgrave west of Cadiz , 133 ° 24 ′ 12 ′′ . On the same day , the 30th of June [ 1792 ] , at the observatory of Mulgrave , at 6h ...
... elevation of Mount St. Elias , a translation of which , by Mr. Stein , is here given : " True longitude of Mulgrave west of Cadiz , 133 ° 24 ′ 12 ′′ . On the same day , the 30th of June [ 1792 ] , at the observatory of Mulgrave , at 6h ...
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