The Climate of London, Volumen2W. Phillips, sold also by J. and A. Arch, 1820 |
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... month there were violent thunder - storms to the W and S , the latter of which came as near to us as Tunbridge , but ... months ago . The alarm bell has frequently been sounded in the communes 6 NOTES , & c . ( continued ) .
... month there were violent thunder - storms to the W and S , the latter of which came as near to us as Tunbridge , but ... months ago . The alarm bell has frequently been sounded in the communes 6 NOTES , & c . ( continued ) .
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... month of May ! The Chronicle of Bullinguer mentions , after a calamitous year , the summer of 1540. The fine weather and the heat lasted from the month of February to the 19th of September , and during all this period it rained but six ...
... month of May ! The Chronicle of Bullinguer mentions , after a calamitous year , the summer of 1540. The fine weather and the heat lasted from the month of February to the 19th of September , and during all this period it rained but six ...
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... Month last I had an opportunity of observing that rare phenomenon the Anthelion . It was formed on the perpen- dicular part of a lofty dense Cumulostratus , which happened to present in the NE at near five , p.m. a surface directly ...
... Month last I had an opportunity of observing that rare phenomenon the Anthelion . It was formed on the perpen- dicular part of a lofty dense Cumulostratus , which happened to present in the NE at near five , p.m. a surface directly ...
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... month at Dunkeld ( Scotland ) , and on the 10th , in the forenoon at Edinburgh and Dundee , and at mid- night at Cupar in Fife . On the 24th there was a thunder storm at Dublin , which is a rare occurrence there . The Bath Paper says ...
... month at Dunkeld ( Scotland ) , and on the 10th , in the forenoon at Edinburgh and Dundee , and at mid- night at Cupar in Fife . On the 24th there was a thunder storm at Dublin , which is a rare occurrence there . The Bath Paper says ...
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... month .. 0 · 42 in . ` In seven days preceding the 10th .... In seven days preceding the 17th ... In eight days preceding the 25th . 0.37 0.22 0.10 In eight days to the close of the period ( with considerably more wind stirring ) ...
... month .. 0 · 42 in . ` In seven days preceding the 10th .... In seven days preceding the 17th ... In eight days preceding the 25th . 0.37 0.22 0.10 In eight days to the close of the period ( with considerably more wind stirring ) ...
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1st Q Anthelion appears atmosphere Autumn Autumnal Equinox average Barometer breeze cause Cirri Cirro Cirrocumulus Cirrostratus Cirrus climate Climate of London clouds cold coloured column Cumulostratus Cumulus curve degrees depression effect electrical elevation Equinox Evaporation exhibits extreme fair falls fine day followed Full Moon gale Greatest height Least guage hail halo heat Hoar frost Hygr inches inosculation intervals July June latitude latter light London Luc's Hygrometer Lunar phases mean height mean temperature misty month Moon's morning nearly night Nimbi Nimbus North declination Northerly observations overcast passing perature Plaistow present proportion quantity quarter season Sept showers Six's Thermometer snow Solar Solar variation solstice South Southerly winds space spring storm Stratus summer sun-set Sun's surface Table Temp temperature Thermometer thunder vapour variation weather Westerly whole windy winter
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Página x - When he made a decree for the rain, and a way for the lightning of the thunder; Then did he see it, and declare it; he prepared it, yea, and searched it out. And unto man he said, Behold, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom; and to depart from evil is understanding.
Página 311 - The Lord is slow to anger, and great in power, and will not at all acquit the wicked: the Lord hath his way in the whirlwind and in the storm, and the clouds are the dust of his feet.
Página 198 - ... resolved to remove his body into the choir, which was to have been done with solemn procession on the 15th of July. It rained, however, so violently...
Página 198 - He was singular for his desire to be buried in the open churchyard, and not in the chancel of the minster, as was usual with other bishops...
Página 314 - At this rate it held blowing till Wednesday, about one o'clock in the afternoon, which was that day seven-night on which it began ; so that it might be called one continued storm from Wednesday noon to Wednesday noon : in all which time, there was not one interval of time in which a sailor would not have acknowledged it blew a storm ; and in that time two such terrible nights as I have described.
Página 198 - ... will be found fallacious. To do justice to popular observation, I may now state, that in a majority of our summers, a showery period, which, with some latitude as to time and local circumstances, may be admitted to constitute daily rain for forty days, does come on about the time indicated by this tradition : not that any long space before is often so dry as to mark distinctly its commencement.
Página vi - While the earth remaineth, seedtime and harvest, and cold and heat, and summer and winter, and day and night shall not cease.
Página 202 - Abyssinia is clear and the sun shines; about nine, a small cloud, not above four feet broad, appears in the East, whirling violently round as if upon an axis; but arrived near the zenith, it first abates its motion, then loses its form, and extends itself greatly, and seems to call up vapours from all opposite quarters. These clouds having attained nearly the same height, rush against each other with great violence, and put me always in mind of Elijah's foretelling rain on mount Carmel.
Página 219 - Thus, drought and sunshine in one part of Europe may be as necessary to the production of a wet season in another, as it is...
Página 207 - ... rest on the basis of experiment : but " that whenever two volumes of air of different temperatures are mixed together, each being previously saturated with vapour, a precipitation of a portion of vapour (water) must ensue," is at present demonstrated by no experiment that I know of, and requires, I think, to be reconsidered. The reason given is, that the mean Temperature is not able to support the mean quantity of vapour ;* but are we sure that the Temperature in this case will be in the Arithmetical...