Tropical Nature, and Other EssaysMacmillan and Company, 1878 - 356 pages |
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... causes . The most important of these are , probably , -the constant high temperature of the soil and of the surface ... causes contributes to the degree and the uniformity of the equatorial temperature , Influence of the Heat of the Soil ...
... causes . The most important of these are , probably , -the constant high temperature of the soil and of the surface ... causes contributes to the degree and the uniformity of the equatorial temperature , Influence of the Heat of the Soil ...
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... causes heavier dews and a greater amount of sensible moisture than are ever ex- perienced during much greater variations of temperature in the temperate zone . It is this large quantity of vapour in the equatorial atmosphere that keeps ...
... causes heavier dews and a greater amount of sensible moisture than are ever ex- perienced during much greater variations of temperature in the temperate zone . It is this large quantity of vapour in the equatorial atmosphere that keeps ...
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... extent of the heated surface of the globe . The causes that produce the westerly monsoons act in a similar manner , so that on the equator direct north or south winds , except as local land and sea breezes INFLUENCE OF WINDS . 11.
... extent of the heated surface of the globe . The causes that produce the westerly monsoons act in a similar manner , so that on the equator direct north or south winds , except as local land and sea breezes INFLUENCE OF WINDS . 11.
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... cause of the striking contrast between the climates . of equatorial and temperate lands at times when both are ... caused the leakage to SUPPLY AND WASTE OF HEAT . 13.
... cause of the striking contrast between the climates . of equatorial and temperate lands at times when both are ... caused the leakage to SUPPLY AND WASTE OF HEAT . 13.
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Alfred Russel Wallace. day , till the increased pressure caused the leakage to increase so as exactly to balance the supply ; while in the other the water will sink till the decreasing pressure causes the leakage to decrease so as to ...
Alfred Russel Wallace. day , till the increased pressure caused the leakage to increase so as exactly to balance the supply ; while in the other the water will sink till the decreasing pressure causes the leakage to decrease so as to ...
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