 The mean quantity held in solution in a cubic foot of air, is 3.789 gr. The rate of exhalation from the surface of the ground is scarcely of less consequence than the fall of rain, and a knowledge of it might often direct the most important operations....  Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal - Page 2141845Full view - About this book
 | Sir John Leslie - Air - 1813 - 200 pages
...surface in a given time, is an important acquisition, not only in meteorology, but in agriculture, and the various arts and manufactures. The rate of exhalation...moisture, depends the efficacy of drying houses, which are too frequently constructed most unskilfully, or on very mistaken principles. But the purposes to which... | |
 | Sir John Leslie - Air - 1813 - 268 pages
...surface in a given time, is an important acquisition, not only in meteorology, but in agriculture^ and the various arts and manufactures. The rate of exhalation...from the surface of the ground is scarcely of less conse* quence than the fall of ram, and a knowledge of it might often direct the farmer advantageously... | |
 | Friedrich Christian Accum - Chemical apparatus - 1824 - 386 pages
...surface, in a given time, is an important acquisition, not only in meteorology, but in agriculture, and the various arts and manufactures. The rate of exhalation...from the surface of the ground is scarcely of less conseqnence than the fall of rain, and a knowledge of it might often direct the farmer advantageously... | |
 | Gray and Bowen - 1831 - 364 pages
...January, and the greatest in June. The mean quantity held in solution in a cubic foot of air, is 3.789 gr. The rate of exhalation from the surface of the ground...rain, and a knowledge of it might often direct the most important operations. Mr. Leslie invented an instrument for measuring the quantity of moisture... | |
 | Almanacs, American - 1831 - 338 pages
...January, and the greatest in June. The mean quantity held in solution in a cubic foot of air, is 3.789 gr. The rate of exhalation from the surface of the ground...of rain, and a knowledge of it might often direct "ie most important operations. Mr. Leslie invented an instrument for "•easuring the <iuan''ty of... | |
 | Madras literary society - 1834 - 832 pages
...but in agriculture and the various arts and manufactures. — The rate of exhalation from the aurface of the ground is scarcely of less consequence than...direct the farmer advantageously in his operations ." I may add, that from the experience I have had with this instrument," I am satisfied that it is... | |
 | Almanacs, English - 1830 - 358 pages
...January, and the greatest in June. The mean quantity held in solution in a cubic foot of air, is 3.789 gr. The rate of exhalation from the surface of the ground...rain, and a knowledge of it might often direct the most important operations. Mr. Leslie invented an instrument for measuring the quantity of moisture... | |
 | Gray and Bowen - 1831 - 364 pages
...January, and the greatest in June. The mean quantity held in solution in a cubic foot of air, is 3.7S9 gr. The rate of exhalation from the surface of the ground...rain, and a knowledge of it might often direct the most important operations. Mr. Leslie invented an instrument for measuring the quantity of moisture... | |
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