Memoirs of Benjamin Franklin, Volumen 2Harper & Brothers, 1839 |
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... wind blowing west- ward ; the earth moving from west to east , and slip- ping under the air . * Thus , when we ride in a calm , it seems a wind against us if we ride with the wind , and faster , even that will seem a small wind against ...
... wind blowing west- ward ; the earth moving from west to east , and slip- ping under the air . * Thus , when we ride in a calm , it seems a wind against us if we ride with the wind , and faster , even that will seem a small wind against ...
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... winds from the sea seem warm , winds from the land cold . In summer the contrary . Therefore the lakes northwest of us , * as they are not so much frozen , nor so apt to freeze as the earth , rather moderate than increase the coldness ...
... winds from the sea seem warm , winds from the land cold . In summer the contrary . Therefore the lakes northwest of us , * as they are not so much frozen , nor so apt to freeze as the earth , rather moderate than increase the coldness ...
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... wind at Warrington continued long in Acrement Close . Whirlwinds generally arise after calms and great heats the same is observed of water - spouts , which are , therefore , most frequent in the warm latitudes . The spout that happened ...
... wind at Warrington continued long in Acrement Close . Whirlwinds generally arise after calms and great heats the same is observed of water - spouts , which are , therefore , most frequent in the warm latitudes . The spout that happened ...
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