Tropical Nature, and Other EssaysMacmillan and Company, 1878 - 356 pages |
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Page 14
... produces no unpleasant heat - sensations , a similar exposure in Timor at any time between 9 A.M. and 3 P.M. would blister the skin in a few minutes almost as effectually as the application of scalding water . Heat Due to the ...
... produces no unpleasant heat - sensations , a similar exposure in Timor at any time between 9 A.M. and 3 P.M. would blister the skin in a few minutes almost as effectually as the application of scalding water . Heat Due to the ...
Page 15
... quantity of atmospheric vapour , so that copious dews and heavy showers of rain are produced at comparatively high temperatures and low altitudes . The drops of rain rapidly increase in RAINFALL AT LONDON AND BATAVIA . 15.
... quantity of atmospheric vapour , so that copious dews and heavy showers of rain are produced at comparatively high temperatures and low altitudes . The drops of rain rapidly increase in RAINFALL AT LONDON AND BATAVIA . 15.
Page 17
... produced by the sun's varying altitude during its passage from the northern to the southern tropic . In this favoured zone the heat is never oppres- sive , as it so often becomes on the borders of the tropics ; and the large absolute ...
... produced by the sun's varying altitude during its passage from the northern to the southern tropic . In this favoured zone the heat is never oppres- sive , as it so often becomes on the borders of the tropics ; and the large absolute ...
Page 18
... produce two crops a year . In other cases , more than one complete year is required to mature the large and massive fruits , so that it is not uncommon for fruit to be ripe at the same time that the tree is covered with flowers , in ...
... produce two crops a year . In other cases , more than one complete year is required to mature the large and massive fruits , so that it is not uncommon for fruit to be ripe at the same time that the tree is covered with flowers , in ...
Page 19
... producing the departure from the typical equatorial climate observed in such districts . The almost rainless ... produce ascending currents of warm air and thus prevent the condensation of the atmospheric vapour , to account for such an ...
... producing the departure from the typical equatorial climate observed in such districts . The almost rainless ... produce ascending currents of warm air and thus prevent the condensation of the atmospheric vapour , to account for such an ...
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