 | Royal Geographical Society (Great Britain) - 1869 - 522 pages
...boiling-point at the upper station alone is observed, we may assume 30'0 inches, or a little less, as the average height of the barometer at the level of the sea. The altitude of the upper station is then at once approximately obtained from the tables." So far as... | |
 | Royal geographical society - 1883 - 328 pages
...the upper station alone is observed, we have no option but to assume 3 o'oo inches, or a little less, as the average height of the barometer at the level of the sea. The altitude of the upper station is then at once approximately obtained by inspection of Table I.... | |
 | Royal Society of Edinburgh - 1869 - 640 pages
...boiling point at the upper station alone is observed, we may assume 30-00 inches, or a little less, as the average height of the barometer at the level of the sea. The altitude of the upper station is then at once approximately obtained from the tables." So far as... | |
 | Royal Society of Edinburgh - 1869 - 642 pages
...boiling point at the upper station alone is observed, we may assume 30-00 inches, or a little less, as the average height of the barometer at the level of the sea. The altitude of the upper station is then at once approximately obtained from the tables." So far as... | |
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SO'OO inches as the average height of the barometer at the level of the sea (which is however too much), the altitude of the upper station is at once obtained by inspection of Table I, correcting for temperature of the stratum of air traversed by table... 
