Hygiene: Or, Health as Depending Upon the Conditions of the Atmosphere, Foods and Drinks, Motion and Rest, Sleep and Wakefulness, Secretions, Excretions, and Retentions, Mental Emotions, Clothing, Bathing, &c |
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... rise in a corresponding degree . 37. The Barometer , the name by which the instrument in- vented by Torricelli is known ( from Bapos " weight " and μετρον " measure " ) , is therefore employed to measure the heights of mountains and ...
... rise in a corresponding degree . 37. The Barometer , the name by which the instrument in- vented by Torricelli is known ( from Bapos " weight " and μετρον " measure " ) , is therefore employed to measure the heights of mountains and ...
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... . Kosmos , vol . i . p . 359 . 87. Leslie , op . cit . p . 12 . Memoirs of Royal Astronomical Society , vol . ii . Kosmos , vol . i , P. 389 . perpendicular rise . Humboldt states that in mid - Europe THE ATMOSPHERE . 21.
... . Kosmos , vol . i . p . 359 . 87. Leslie , op . cit . p . 12 . Memoirs of Royal Astronomical Society , vol . ii . Kosmos , vol . i , P. 389 . perpendicular rise . Humboldt states that in mid - Europe THE ATMOSPHERE . 21.
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... rise . Humboldt states that in mid - Europe , between the parallels of 38 ° and 71 ° , the diminution of tempe- rature is 0 · 9 Fah . for every 240 or 262 feet of perpendicular elevation above the level of the sea . 88. Gay Lussac , at ...
... rise . Humboldt states that in mid - Europe , between the parallels of 38 ° and 71 ° , the diminution of tempe- rature is 0 · 9 Fah . for every 240 or 262 feet of perpendicular elevation above the level of the sea . 88. Gay Lussac , at ...
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... rise . 182. The cirro - cumulus is most frequent in summer , and in warm and dry weather . 183. The cirro - stratus is almost always followed by a de- pression of temperature , by wind and rain ; and is the modi- fication which most ...
... rise . 182. The cirro - cumulus is most frequent in summer , and in warm and dry weather . 183. The cirro - stratus is almost always followed by a de- pression of temperature , by wind and rain ; and is the modi- fication which most ...
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... rise , says Pro- fessor Leslie , is about two miles above the line of perpetual congelation . 193. Storm clouds in mountainous countries sometimes ex- ceed , says M. Arago , 15,158 feet = 2.87 miles in height ( 264. ) 194. In the ...
... rise , says Pro- fessor Leslie , is about two miles above the line of perpetual congelation . 193. Storm clouds in mountainous countries sometimes ex- ceed , says M. Arago , 15,158 feet = 2.87 miles in height ( 264. ) 194. In the ...
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