| 1907 - 700 Seiten
...A» currents oí sir, v.iih the clouds ova lúe íurfa« gf уущ- body ; whcrcwhich (hews ditrercnt currents of air, one under the other. As the air between the tropics is rarefied by the fun, it rifes, the denier northern and fouihern air prefling into its plsce. The air... | |
| 1752 - 674 Seiten
...difFufed. It is a common thing to fee clouds at different heigh's paffing different ways, which (hews different currents of air, one under the other. As the air between the tropics is rarefied by the fun, it rifes ; 'the denier northern and Southern air preffing into its place. The... | |
| James Hardie - 1801 - 526 Seiten
...inches distance, and make a loud report, at how great a distance will 10.OOO acres of electric cloud strike and give its fire and how loud must be that crack !" To demonstrate, in the completest manner possible, the sameness of the electric fluid with the matter... | |
| John Wesley - 1817 - 276 Seiten
...at the same time. This manifestly proves different currents of air, one of them under the other. Now as the air between the tropics is rarified by the sun, it rises, the denser air pressing into its place ; the air so raised, moves north and south, and if it has no opportunity... | |
| George Lillie Craik - 1830 - 440 Seiten
...distance, and make a loud report, at how great a distance will ten thousand acres of electrified cloud strike, and give its fire ; and how loud must be that crack! He then notices the crooked and waving course, both of the flash of lightning, and, in some cases,... | |
| George Lillie Craik - 1830 - 484 Seiten
...distance, and make a loud report, at how great a distance will ten thousand acres of electrified cloud strike, and give its fire ; and how loud must be that crack ! He then notices the crooked and waving course, both of the flash of lightning, and, in some cases,... | |
| Benjamin Franklin, Jared Sparks - 1837 - 552 Seiten
...distance, and make a loud snap, to what a great distance may ten thousand acres of electrified cloud strike and give its fire, and how loud must be that...at different heights passing different ways, which shows different currents of air, one under the other. As the air between the tropics is rarefied by... | |
| Henry Howe - 1840 - 492 Seiten
...distance, and make a loud report, at how great a distance will ten thousand acres of electrifie4 cloud strike, and give its fire ; and how loud must be that crack ! He then notices the crooked and waving course, both of the flash of lightning, and, in some cases,... | |
| 1844 - 580 Seiten
...distance, and make a loud snap, to what a great distance may ten thousand acres of electrified cloud strike, and give its fire, and how loud must be that crack Г' He next states the analogies which afford presumptive evidence of the identity of lightning and... | |
| Henry Minchin Noad - 1844 - 512 Seiten
...distance, and make a loud snap, to what a great distance may ten thousand acres of electrified cloud strike, and give its fire, and how loud must be that crack?" He next states the analogies which afford presumptive evidence of the identity of lightning and Electricity.... | |
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