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... amount of cuta- neous secretion - wet- and dry bulb thermometers - how they act— Glaisher on - skin a respiratory organ MM . Becquerel and Breschet - shaved rabbits — Galen - Bengal — Mr. Martin - Dr . C. J. B. Williams - temperature ...
... amount of cuta- neous secretion - wet- and dry bulb thermometers - how they act— Glaisher on - skin a respiratory organ MM . Becquerel and Breschet - shaved rabbits — Galen - Bengal — Mr. Martin - Dr . C. J. B. Williams - temperature ...
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... amount of the mortality . Diseases that decline in the number of fatal cases as the temperature of the year increases -take , for instance , bronchitis and pneumonia - form a certain angle on the table whose apex is at the period of ...
... amount of the mortality . Diseases that decline in the number of fatal cases as the temperature of the year increases -take , for instance , bronchitis and pneumonia - form a certain angle on the table whose apex is at the period of ...
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... amount of aqueous vapour suspended in the atmosphere is estimated according to the number of degrees which express this difference . For instance , suppose the dry- bulb thermometer stands at 50 ° , and the wet - bulb at 40 ° , the ...
... amount of aqueous vapour suspended in the atmosphere is estimated according to the number of degrees which express this difference . For instance , suppose the dry- bulb thermometer stands at 50 ° , and the wet - bulb at 40 ° , the ...
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... Amount of dry- ness of the air Mean direction 30 096 30 124 29.944 29 989 29 555 29.885 29.702 30.166 7.1 7.9 of the wind ... NW 5.8 7.3 4.6 6.0 4.6 9.0 SWS NE SW NE WSW * N & NE + NE SW ‡ On referring to the table of deaths from ...
... Amount of dry- ness of the air Mean direction 30 096 30 124 29.944 29 989 29 555 29.885 29.702 30.166 7.1 7.9 of the wind ... NW 5.8 7.3 4.6 6.0 4.6 9.0 SWS NE SW NE WSW * N & NE + NE SW ‡ On referring to the table of deaths from ...
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... Amount of dryness of air Direction of wind 7.7 4.5 5.3 6.2 SSW * SW + SW ‡ SWI We believe that the above facts are in accordance with the experience of most physicians ; and it must be acknowledged that in the treatment of a disease ...
... Amount of dryness of air Direction of wind 7.7 4.5 5.3 6.2 SSW * SW + SW ‡ SWI We believe that the above facts are in accordance with the experience of most physicians ; and it must be acknowledged that in the treatment of a disease ...
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