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... summer . The invisible vapour contained in the air of the apartment is condensed , and fixed on the exterior of the glass . It is also exemplified by the steam , as it is commonly called , or dew , frequently observable on the glass ...
... summer . The invisible vapour contained in the air of the apartment is condensed , and fixed on the exterior of the glass . It is also exemplified by the steam , as it is commonly called , or dew , frequently observable on the glass ...
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... summer , and in hot climates , where snow is unknown . The quantity of rain which falls in different parts of the earth is very variable ; it , however , appears , that the mean annual quantity is greatest in tropical climates , and ...
... summer , and in hot climates , where snow is unknown . The quantity of rain which falls in different parts of the earth is very variable ; it , however , appears , that the mean annual quantity is greatest in tropical climates , and ...
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... summer , it is said to possess an excessive climate . Thus , Sitka has an insular cli- mate , the summer temperature being low , and the winter moderate ; but Fort Chippewyan presents an instance of an excessive climate . Labrador ...
... summer , it is said to possess an excessive climate . Thus , Sitka has an insular cli- mate , the summer temperature being low , and the winter moderate ; but Fort Chippewyan presents an instance of an excessive climate . Labrador ...
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... summers not warmer than at Paris . It is , however , a remarkable fact , that in high latitudes in the southern hemisphere , the cold is much greater than in similar parallels in the northern hemisphere . Thus , in the island of Georgia ...
... summers not warmer than at Paris . It is , however , a remarkable fact , that in high latitudes in the southern hemisphere , the cold is much greater than in similar parallels in the northern hemisphere . Thus , in the island of Georgia ...
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... summer heat , on which the line of perpetual snow depends , is greater than directly under the equator . The gradual decrease of temperature at increasing eleva- tions above the level of the sea , has a marked and very beneficial effect ...
... summer heat , on which the line of perpetual snow depends , is greater than directly under the equator . The gradual decrease of temperature at increasing eleva- tions above the level of the sea , has a marked and very beneficial effect ...
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