The Edinburgh New Philosophical Journal: Exhibiting a View of the Progressive Discoveries and Improvements in the Sciences and the Arts, 11. köideA. and C. Black, 1860 |
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Page 232
... readings at two hourly periods must fail to give the true mean temperature , and must indicate a mean temperature below the truth . But what is true of the months is also true of the days , and this , of course , to a greater extent ...
... readings at two hourly periods must fail to give the true mean temperature , and must indicate a mean temperature below the truth . But what is true of the months is also true of the days , and this , of course , to a greater extent ...
Page 233
... readings being below the mean of the self - registering thermometers , and of course below the truth . Had Mr Glaisher , however , confined his corrections to the dry - bulb readings alone , no great harm might have resulted , provided ...
... readings being below the mean of the self - registering thermometers , and of course below the truth . Had Mr Glaisher , however , confined his corrections to the dry - bulb readings alone , no great harm might have resulted , provided ...
Page 235
... readings of the maxi- mum and minimum self - registering thermometers , and along- side of these , the mean of the morning and evening 9 o'clock readings of the dry - bulb thermometer at Makerstoun , for the several months of the years ...
... readings of the maxi- mum and minimum self - registering thermometers , and along- side of these , the mean of the morning and evening 9 o'clock readings of the dry - bulb thermometer at Makerstoun , for the several months of the years ...
Page 236
... readings having been included in the readings of the self - registering thermometers , whereas no Sunday observations are taken with the dry - bulb thermometer . Let us , however , suppose for a moment , that the Greenwich Table of ...
... readings having been included in the readings of the self - registering thermometers , whereas no Sunday observations are taken with the dry - bulb thermometer . Let us , however , suppose for a moment , that the Greenwich Table of ...
Page 237
... Readings . January , 33.63 36.92 February , 32.47 32.22 March , 38.60 38.23 April , 47.08 46.60 May , 48.69 48.46 June , 55.26 54.20 July , 56.07 55.56 August , 55.87 54.32 September , 53.02 52.46 October , 46.33 45.71 November , 41.88 ...
... Readings . January , 33.63 36.92 February , 32.47 32.22 March , 38.60 38.23 April , 47.08 46.60 May , 48.69 48.46 June , 55.26 54.20 July , 56.07 55.56 August , 55.87 54.32 September , 53.02 52.46 October , 46.33 45.71 November , 41.88 ...
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