The Heavens, the Earth, and the Sea, Or, The Hand of God in the Works of NatureT. Nelson and Sons, 1860 - 416 pages |
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... Temperature- Chemical Affinity - Divine Agency in Chemical Changes - Laws of Chemical Combination - Chemical Behaviour of Oxygen , of Nitro- gen , of Hydrogen , of Chlorine , of Carbonic Acid , of Water , and of other Substances ...
... Temperature- Chemical Affinity - Divine Agency in Chemical Changes - Laws of Chemical Combination - Chemical Behaviour of Oxygen , of Nitro- gen , of Hydrogen , of Chlorine , of Carbonic Acid , of Water , and of other Substances ...
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... temperatures , simply by absorbing heat ; and the vapour formed at all ordinary temperatures is commonly invisible at the time of its formation , and becomes instantly diffused ... temperature and the succession of the seasons THE AIR . 23.
... temperatures , simply by absorbing heat ; and the vapour formed at all ordinary temperatures is commonly invisible at the time of its formation , and becomes instantly diffused ... temperature and the succession of the seasons THE AIR . 23.
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John Marius Wilson. the variations of temperature and the succession of the seasons , and play a powerful part in the glorious vicissitudes of clime and weather . The quantity of water evaporated into the ... temperature have 76 THE AIR . 24.
John Marius Wilson. the variations of temperature and the succession of the seasons , and play a powerful part in the glorious vicissitudes of clime and weather . The quantity of water evaporated into the ... temperature have 76 THE AIR . 24.
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... temperature than the humid air within , or that which is formed on the inside of windows when a fall of rain or hail suddenly diminishes the temperature of the air without . It commonly be- gins to form about sunset ; and it abounds ...
... temperature than the humid air within , or that which is formed on the inside of windows when a fall of rain or hail suddenly diminishes the temperature of the air without . It commonly be- gins to form about sunset ; and it abounds ...
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... of heat , and acts , in all frozen climes , as a remarkable equal- iser and ameliorator of temperature . It firmly refuses to become colder than the freezing - point , and there- fore softens the rigours of the winter . So long 34 THE AIR .
... of heat , and acts , in all frozen climes , as a remarkable equal- iser and ameliorator of temperature . It firmly refuses to become colder than the freezing - point , and there- fore softens the rigours of the winter . So long 34 THE AIR .
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