The National Geographic Magazine, Volume 3National Geographic Society, 1892 - Geography Indexes kept up to date with supplements. |
From inside the book
Results 6-10 of 50
Page 43
... tion of these laws the convectional theory will be generally ac- cepted as giving the true interpretation of all the phenomena to which it could be applied . Professor Russell , in commenting on this subject , expresses the opinion that ...
... tion of these laws the convectional theory will be generally ac- cepted as giving the true interpretation of all the phenomena to which it could be applied . Professor Russell , in commenting on this subject , expresses the opinion that ...
Page 44
... tion , the diurnal variation of pressure , he opines from the Chal- lenger observations that the oscillations are due to the heat taken . from the solar rays directly in passing through the air and in- stantaneously communicated through ...
... tion , the diurnal variation of pressure , he opines from the Chal- lenger observations that the oscillations are due to the heat taken . from the solar rays directly in passing through the air and in- stantaneously communicated through ...
Page 47
... tion of the heaviest gradients will in general be perpendicular to the subsequent path of the " low , " and that these lows leave high temperature on the right hand . Hill , in describing hail - stones and tornadoes in India , explains ...
... tion of the heaviest gradients will in general be perpendicular to the subsequent path of the " low , " and that these lows leave high temperature on the right hand . Hill , in describing hail - stones and tornadoes in India , explains ...
Page 51
... tion of cold waves . They always occur after " lows " and before " highs , " and different cold waves vary in extent from three " units " to sixty . A " unit " of temperature - fall is taken as a fall of twenty degrees over an area of ...
... tion of cold waves . They always occur after " lows " and before " highs , " and different cold waves vary in extent from three " units " to sixty . A " unit " of temperature - fall is taken as a fall of twenty degrees over an area of ...
Page 64
... tion † there are some interesting observations on the position and 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 ...
... tion † there are some interesting observations on the position and 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 ...
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
Agassiz glacier Alaska Amazon appears avalanches base beneath Bering Bering island Bering's Blossom island border camp canoe carts chart Coast and Geodetic crest crevasses débris dense Disenchantment bay eastern elevation Elias range Elias region expedition exploration feet flows formed Geodetic Survey GEOG Geological Survey glacial Haenke island height Hitchcock range ice-streams Icy bay indicated Kamshatka Kerr l'Isle l'Isle's lake land longitude lower Lucia glacier Malaspina glacier margin Marvine glacier melting miles moraines Mount Augusta Mount Cook Mount Owen Mount St NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC National Geographic Society névé night observations peaks Pinnacle system plateau Port Mulgrave portion reached ridge river rocks route rugged Russian sandstone Seward glacier shale shore side slope snow snow-fields southern southward steep stones storm stream Street summit surface tent terrace tion topographic tunnel valley vegetation voyage western westward Yakutat bay Yakutat system