Tropical nature, and other essaysMacmillan, 1878 - 356 pages |
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Page 10
... atmosphere , the clear nights are very cold , radiation being sometimes so rapid that water placed in shallow pans becomes frozen over . As the heated earth , and everything upon its surface 10 TROPICAL NATURE , AND OTHER ESSAYS .
... atmosphere , the clear nights are very cold , radiation being sometimes so rapid that water placed in shallow pans becomes frozen over . As the heated earth , and everything upon its surface 10 TROPICAL NATURE , AND OTHER ESSAYS .
Page 11
... becomes hardly possible for any currents of air to reach the equatorial belt without being previously warmed by contact with the earth or ocean , or by mixture with the heated surface - air which is found in all intertropical and sub ...
... becomes hardly possible for any currents of air to reach the equatorial belt without being previously warmed by contact with the earth or ocean , or by mixture with the heated surface - air which is found in all intertropical and sub ...
Page 17
... becomes on the borders of the tropics ; and the large absolute amount of moisture always present in the air , is almost as congenial to the health of man as it is favourable to the growth and development of vegetation.1 Again , the ...
... becomes on the borders of the tropics ; and the large absolute amount of moisture always present in the air , is almost as congenial to the health of man as it is favourable to the growth and development of vegetation.1 Again , the ...
Page 20
... become over- heated by the sun's rays , and the rains are seldom violent enough to strip this protective covering from the surface . In tropical and even even in south - temperate countries , on the other hand , the rains are periodical ...
... become over- heated by the sun's rays , and the rains are seldom violent enough to strip this protective covering from the surface . In tropical and even even in south - temperate countries , on the other hand , the rains are periodical ...
Page 21
... becomes rapidly darker , and at the end of 1 For a terrible picture of the irreparable devastation caused by the reckless clearing of forests see the third chapter of Mr. Marsh's work The Earth as Modified by Human Action . about twenty ...
... becomes rapidly darker , and at the end of 1 For a terrible picture of the irreparable devastation caused by the reckless clearing of forests see the third chapter of Mr. Marsh's work The Earth as Modified by Human Action . about twenty ...
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