Tropical Nature, and Other EssaysMacmillan and Company, 1878 - 356 pages |
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... Temperature of the Equatorial Zone - Causes of the Uniform High Temperature near the Equator- Influence of the Heat of the Soil - Influence of the Aqueous Vapour of the Atmosphere - Influence of Winds on the Temperature of the Equator ...
... Temperature of the Equatorial Zone - Causes of the Uniform High Temperature near the Equator- Influence of the Heat of the Soil - Influence of the Aqueous Vapour of the Atmosphere - Influence of Winds on the Temperature of the Equator ...
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... Temperature of the Equatorial Zone -Causes of the Uniform High Temperature near the Equator - Influence of the Heat of the Soil - Influence of the Aqueous Vapour of the Atmo- sphere - Influence of Winds on the Temperature of the Equator ...
... Temperature of the Equatorial Zone -Causes of the Uniform High Temperature near the Equator - Influence of the Heat of the Soil - Influence of the Aqueous Vapour of the Atmo- sphere - Influence of Winds on the Temperature of the Equator ...
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... Temperature of the Equatorial Zone . - The most characteristic , as it is the most important feature in the physical conditions of the great equatorial zone is the wonderful uniformity of its temperature , alike throughout the changes ...
... Temperature of the Equatorial Zone . - The most characteristic , as it is the most important feature in the physical conditions of the great equatorial zone is the wonderful uniformity of its temperature , alike throughout the changes ...
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... temperature in that period was only 27 ° Fahr . , the maximum being 95 ° and the mini- mum 68 ° . But this is , of course , very much beyond the usual daily range of the thermometer , which is , on the average , only a little more than ...
... temperature in that period was only 27 ° Fahr . , the maximum being 95 ° and the mini- mum 68 ° . But this is , of course , very much beyond the usual daily range of the thermometer , which is , on the average , only a little more than ...
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... 85 80 Batavia 80 Mean Lowest 75 75 75 70 65 335 70 65 9 60 60 London 55 55 Mean Highest 50 50 45 45 40 40 Mean Lowest 35 35 30 130 Causes of the Uniform High Temperature near the Equator . TEMPERATURE AT BATAVIA AND LONDON . 5.
... 85 80 Batavia 80 Mean Lowest 75 75 75 70 65 335 70 65 9 60 60 London 55 55 Mean Highest 50 50 45 45 40 40 Mean Lowest 35 35 30 130 Causes of the Uniform High Temperature near the Equator . TEMPERATURE AT BATAVIA AND LONDON . 5.
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