The removal, for a single summer night, of the aqueous vapour from the atmosphere which covers England, would be attended by the destruction of every plant which a freezing temperature could kill. In Sahara, where ' the soil is fire and the wind is flame,'... Heat: A Mode of Motion - Page 364by John Tyndall - 1868 - 520 pagesFull view - About this book
| John Tyndall - 1863 - 538 pages
...contributed to the observed result. Even the absence of the sun at night causes powerful refrigeration when the air is dry. The removal, for a single summer...where 'the soil is fire and the wind is flame, ' the refrigeration at night is often painful to bear. Ice has been formed in this region at night. In Australia,... | |
| John Tyndall - Heat - 1863 - 500 pages
...summer night, of the aqueous vapour from the atmosphere which covers England, would be attended fey the destruction of every plant which a freezing temperature...where ' the soil is fire and the wind is flame,' the refrigeration at night is often painful to bear. Ice has been formed in this region at night. In Australia,... | |
| Science - 1863 - 530 pages
...night of the aqueous vapour from the atmosphere of England would," as Professor Tyndall tells us, " be attended by the destruction of every plant which a freezing temperature could kill," and our earth would soon be approximated to the condition of the moon, * The localities are mentioned... | |
| Science - 1863 - 538 pages
...night of the aqueous vapour from the atmosphere of England would," as Professor Tyndall tells us, " be attended by the destruction of every plant which a freezing temperature could kill," and our earth would soon be approximated to the condition of the moon, * The localities are mentioned... | |
| John Tyndall - Heat - 1864 - 484 pages
...contributed to the observed result. Even the absence of the sun at night causes powerful refrigeration when the air is dry. The removal, for a single summer...freezing temperature could kill. In Sahara, where c the soil is fire and the wind is flame,' the refrigeration at night is often painful to bear. Ice... | |
| John Tyndall - Heat - 1865 - 496 pages
...contributed to the observed result. Even the absence of the sun at night causes powerful refrigeration when the air is dry. The removal, for a single summer...where ' the soil is fire and the wind is flame,' the refrigeration at night is often painful to bear. Ice has been formed in this region at night. In Australia,... | |
| John Tyndall - Heat - 1865 - 494 pages
...contributed to the observed result. Even the absence of the sun at night causes powerful refrigeration when the air is dry. The removal, for a single summer...every plant which a freezing temperature could kill. la Sahara, where ' the soil is fire and the wind is flame,' the refrigeration at night is often painful... | |
| Henry Youle Hind - Geology - 1865 - 302 pages
...per cent. of its heat is intercepted within ten feet of the surface by the aqueous vapour of the air. The removal, for a single summer night, of the aqueous...every plant which a freezing temperature could kill. The moisture of the air covers the earth as with a blanket at night, and where the air is dry as in... | |
| John Tyndall - Heat - 1866 - 492 pages
...contributed to Jibe observed result. Even the absence of the sun at night causes powerful refrigeration when the air is dry. The removal, for a single summer...where ' the soil is fire and the wind is flame,' the refrigeration at night is often painful to bear. Ice has been formed in this region at night. In Australia,... | |
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