The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and General Literature, 3. köideThomas Spencer Baynes A. and C. Black, 1875 |
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... increased elasticity , the pressure rises to the evening maximum . As the deposition of dew proceeds , and the fall of temperature and consequent downward movement of the air are arrested , the elasticity is again diminished , and ...
... increased elasticity , the pressure rises to the evening maximum . As the deposition of dew proceeds , and the fall of temperature and consequent downward movement of the air are arrested , the elasticity is again diminished , and ...
Page 33
... increased . Hence , with an increase of vapour or with increased humidity , the effects of both solar and terrestrial radiation are much less felt on the surface of the earth - the vapour screen performing , in truth , one of the most ...
... increased . Hence , with an increase of vapour or with increased humidity , the effects of both solar and terrestrial radiation are much less felt on the surface of the earth - the vapour screen performing , in truth , one of the most ...
Page 35
... increased ; but if the pressure is to remain the same , the air must occupy a larger space . From Regnault's ... increases , in ascending to , at least , habitable heights . As regards organic matter in the air , it corresponds to a con ...
... increased ; but if the pressure is to remain the same , the air must occupy a larger space . From Regnault's ... increases , in ascending to , at least , habitable heights . As regards organic matter in the air , it corresponds to a con ...
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... increased or diminished . Atoms are endowed with the power of acting on one another by attraction or repulsion , the amount of the force depending on the distance between them . On the other hand , the atom itself has no parts or ...
... increased or diminished . Atoms are endowed with the power of acting on one another by attraction or repulsion , the amount of the force depending on the distance between them . On the other hand , the atom itself has no parts or ...
Page 39
... increased that the effect of direct action between the molecules becomes apparent . The effect of the direct action of the molecules on each other depends on the number of pairs of molecules which at a given instant are near enough to ...
... increased that the effect of direct action between the molecules becomes apparent . The effect of the direct action of the molecules on each other depends on the number of pairs of molecules which at a given instant are near enough to ...
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