The American Journal of Science and ArtsS. Converse, 1878 |
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... shows the number of the storm ; column 2d shows the date at which the barome- ter was below 29 25 inches ; column 3d shows the least height of the barometer observed at that hour ; column 4th shows the AM . JOUR . SCI . - THIRD SERIES ...
... shows the number of the storm ; column 2d shows the date at which the barome- ter was below 29 25 inches ; column 3d shows the least height of the barometer observed at that hour ; column 4th shows the AM . JOUR . SCI . - THIRD SERIES ...
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... shows the date of the storm's origin so far as can be determined from the observations ; column 7th shows the locality where the storm originated . In order to reduce the dimensions of the table , the localities are denoted by symbols ...
... shows the date of the storm's origin so far as can be determined from the observations ; column 7th shows the locality where the storm originated . In order to reduce the dimensions of the table , the localities are denoted by symbols ...
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... shows the number of cases in which a storm originated in each of the different localities named in column 2d . The first column shows the letters by which the locality was designated in column 7th of the table on pages 2 to 4 . Symbol ...
... shows the number of cases in which a storm originated in each of the different localities named in column 2d . The first column shows the letters by which the locality was designated in column 7th of the table on pages 2 to 4 . Symbol ...
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... shows a large rain- fall whenever the storm is so situated as to permit observations on its eastern side ; but when the center of the storm passes eastward beyond our stations of observation , the observed rain- fall rapidly diminishes ...
... shows a large rain- fall whenever the storm is so situated as to permit observations on its eastern side ; but when the center of the storm passes eastward beyond our stations of observation , the observed rain- fall rapidly diminishes ...
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... shows that over a circle of 600 miles in diameter sur- rounding the locality where the storm originated , in thirty - one cases no rain for the preceding eight hours was reported from any station , and in only one instance did the total ...
... shows that over a circle of 600 miles in diameter sur- rounding the locality where the storm originated , in thirty - one cases no rain for the preceding eight hours was reported from any station , and in only one instance did the total ...
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