Tropical Nature, and Other EssaysMacmillan and Company, 1878 - 356 pages |
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Page 11
... south have their direction changed owing to the increasing rapidity of the earth's rotational velocity , so that they reach the equator as easterly winds , and thus pass obliquely over a great extent of the heated surface of the globe ...
... south have their direction changed owing to the increasing rapidity of the earth's rotational velocity , so that they reach the equator as easterly winds , and thus pass obliquely over a great extent of the heated surface of the globe ...
Page 12
Alfred Russel Wallace. south winds , except as local land and sea breezes , are almost unknown . The Batavia ... south - east wind which almost neutralised the usual effects of tropical heat although the 12 TROPICAL NATURE , AND ...
Alfred Russel Wallace. south winds , except as local land and sea breezes , are almost unknown . The Batavia ... south - east wind which almost neutralised the usual effects of tropical heat although the 12 TROPICAL NATURE , AND ...
Page 13
... south wind which produces a remarkable lowering of the usual equatorial temperature . But owing to the increased velocity of the earth's surface at the equator a south wind there must have been a south - west wind at its origin , and ...
... south wind which produces a remarkable lowering of the usual equatorial temperature . But owing to the increased velocity of the earth's surface at the equator a south wind there must have been a south - west wind at its origin , and ...
Page 14
... south , and for a much greater number of hours daily , yet in the latter the mean temperature will be about 80 ° Fahr . , with a daily maximum of 90 ° to 95 ° , while in the former the mean will be about 60 ° Fahr . with a daily maximum ...
... south , and for a much greater number of hours daily , yet in the latter the mean temperature will be about 80 ° Fahr . , with a daily maximum of 90 ° to 95 ° , while in the former the mean will be about 60 ° Fahr . with a daily maximum ...
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... South America and in the Malay Archipelago . Over a large portion of these countries the same general features prevail , only modified by varying local conditions . Whether we are at Singapore or Batavia ; in the Moluccas , or New ...
... South America and in the Malay Archipelago . Over a large portion of these countries the same general features prevail , only modified by varying local conditions . Whether we are at Singapore or Batavia ; in the Moluccas , or New ...
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