 It should always be remembered that the state of the air foretells coming weather, rather than shows the weather that is present — an invaluable fact, too often overlooked, that the longer the time between the signs and the change foretold by them,...  Bradshaw's diary and travellers' companion - Sivu 62tekijä(t) George Bradshaw - 1869Koko teos - Tietoja tästä kirjasta
 | 1860 - 366 sivua
...should always he remembered that the state of the air foretells coming weather, rather than shows the weather that is present — an invaluable fact too...change, the shorter will be the continuance of such foretold weather. To know the state of the air, not only barometer and thermometer should be watched,... | |
 | 1855 - 628 sivua
...the weather, (an invaluable fact too often overlooked,) that the longer the time between the «igns, and the change foretold by them, the longer such altered...change, the shorter will be the continuance of such foretold weather." COMMON SIGNS OF WEATHER. METEOROLOGICAL PAPERS. It is not intended to discourage... | |
 | Great Britain. Board of Trade - 1859 - 48 sivua
...* Thirty-two degrees is the point at which water begins to freeze, or ice to thaw. -f Evaporation. change foretold by them, the longer such altered weather...change, the shorter will be the continuance of such foretold weather. If the barometer has been about its ordinary height, say near thirty inches, at the... | |
 | John McNeill Boyd - 1860 - 692 sivua
...air, the Thermometer heat aad cold, or temperature. The state of the air foretells present weather ; the longer the time between the signs and the change...change, the shorter will be the continuance of such foretold weather. " ' Long foretold, long last, Short notice, soon past.' " ' First the rain, and then... | |
 | 1860 - 464 sivua
...because it is immediately connected with the general law of rotation, or Dove's law of gyration. " The longer the time between the signs and the change...between a warning and a change, the shorter will be the continuation of such foretold weather. If the barometer has been about its ordinary height, say near... | |
 | Great Britain. Board of Trade - 1860 - 22 sivua
...combined making a hygrometer : for which some kinds of hair, grass, or seaweed may be a make-shift. between a warning and a change, the shorter will be the continuance of such foretold weather. To know the state of the air, not only barometer and thermometers should be watched,... | |
 | 1861 - 656 sivua
...change foretold by them, the longer euch altered weather will last; and, on the contrary, the leas the time between a warning and a change, the shorter will be the continuance of euch foretold weather. To know the state of the air, not only barometer and thermometers should be... | |
 | Charles Tomlinson - 1861 - 408 sivua
...them, the longer such altered weather will last ; and, on the contrary, the less the time between the warning and a change, the shorter will be the continuance of such foretold weather. To know the state of the air, not only the barometer and the two thermometers should... | |
 | 1864 - 428 sivua
...atmosphere at a distance, and generally not on the surface of the earth, but in the higher regions. The longer the time between the signs and the change...change, the shorter will be the continuance of such foretold weather. In the higher O latitudes the range of the mercury is large, or from 2 to 3 inches... | |
 | 1865 - 564 sivua
...months, January had the highest mean, and March the lowest. As regards the well-known and popular saying, that " the longer the time between the signs and the...change, the shorter will be the continuance of such foretold weather," or " long foretold, long last; short notice, soon past," it seems 1 hat there were... | |
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