Reading lessons, ed. by E. Hughes, Book 4Edward Hughes 1858 |
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... rise to 55 ° ; in Feb- ruary to 60 ° ; in March to 67 ° ; in April to 77 ° ; in May to 86 ° ; in June , July , and August exceeding 90 ° ; in September 86 ° ; October 73 ° ; Novem- ber 66 ° , and December 70 60 ° . The Table 2 in the ...
... rise to 55 ° ; in Feb- ruary to 60 ° ; in March to 67 ° ; in April to 77 ° ; in May to 86 ° ; in June , July , and August exceeding 90 ° ; in September 86 ° ; October 73 ° ; Novem- ber 66 ° , and December 70 60 ° . The Table 2 in the ...
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... rise to a temperature much beyond that of the air , evaporation from the observing - pan will proceed too rapidly , if it be not situated in a shaded place , but fully exposed to the breeze . 5. When the amount of evaporation from damp ...
... rise to a temperature much beyond that of the air , evaporation from the observing - pan will proceed too rapidly , if it be not situated in a shaded place , but fully exposed to the breeze . 5. When the amount of evaporation from damp ...
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... rising in the atmosphere . Whenever air is cooled below the temperature at which it is saturated , a portion of moisture is separated , in proportion to its newly - acquired temperature . The 14. The air of the atmosphere is , however ...
... rising in the atmosphere . Whenever air is cooled below the temperature at which it is saturated , a portion of moisture is separated , in proportion to its newly - acquired temperature . The 14. The air of the atmosphere is , however ...
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... rising , or the sky becoming less cloudy , will read from 3 ° to 5 ° lower ; and when the sky is cloudless and bright , and the air calm , the_reading may be from 3 ° to 20 ° lower than the air . I once observed a difference of 28 ° .5 ...
... rising , or the sky becoming less cloudy , will read from 3 ° to 5 ° lower ; and when the sky is cloudless and bright , and the air calm , the_reading may be from 3 ° to 20 ° lower than the air . I once observed a difference of 28 ° .5 ...
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... rise from water and the surface of the earth . 16. Fog is vapour resting on the surface of the land or water , and at times is so dense that objects cannot be distinguished at the distance of a few yards . During calm weather the ...
... rise from water and the surface of the earth . 16. Fog is vapour resting on the surface of the land or water , and at times is so dense that objects cannot be distinguished at the distance of a few yards . During calm weather the ...
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Page 278 - Tis brightness all ; save where the new snow melts Along the mazy current. Low the woods Bow their hoar head ; and ere the languid sun, Faint from the west, emits his evening ray, Earth's universal face, deep hid and chill, Is one wild dazzling waste, that buries wide The works of man.
Page 101 - And out of the ground the LORD God formed every beast of the field, and every fowl of the air; and brought them unto Adam to see what he would call them: and whatsoever Adam called every living creature, that was the name thereof.
Page 365 - Lord, how manifold are thy works! in wisdom hast thou made them all: the earth is full of thy riches. So is this great and wide sea, wherein are things creeping innumerable, both small and great beasts. There go the ships: there is that leviathan, whom thou hast made to play therein.
Page 59 - Nature! great parent! whose unceasing hand Rolls round the seasons of the changeful year, How mighty, how majestic, are thy works ! With what a pleasing dread they swell the soul ! That sees astonish'd!
Page 364 - O Lord, how manifold are thy works ! In wisdom hast thou made them all : The earth is full of thy riches. So is this great and wide sea, Wherein are things creeping innumerable, Both small and great beasts.
Page 60 - That solemn sounding bids the world prepare. Then issues forth the storm with sudden burst, And hurls the whole precipitated air Down, in a torrent. On the passive main, Descends th' ethereal force, and with strong gust Turns from its bottom the discolour'd deep.
Page 388 - Syrian seas, when the night is so dark as to conceal from view the stars which might direct their course, according to the position of the four cardinal points, take a basin full of water, which they shelter from...
Page 277 - Bear me, Pomona ! to thy citron groves ; To where the lemon and the piercing lime, With the deep orange, glowing through the green, Their lighter glories blend.
Page 84 - If the whole body were an eye, where were the hearing? If the whole were hearing, where were the smelling? But now hath God set the members every one of them in the body, as it hath pleased him.
Page 276 - Yon blaze is feeble, and yon skies are cool. See, how at once the bright effulgent sun, Rising direct, swift chases from the sky The short-lived twilight ; and with ardent blaze Looks gaily fierce through all the dazzling air...