A Manual of Weathercasts: Comprising Storm Prognostics on Land and Sea; with an Explanation of the Method in Use at the Meteorological Office. Adapted for All CountriesG. Routledge and Sons, 1866 - 208 páginas |
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... England , and its remedy - The probabilities of wet and dry seasons 129 XIII . Thunderstorms - their signs , & c . 139 • XIV . Weathercasts by the barometer 142 XV . Aids to weather - forecasting and the storm - signals XVI . Cyclones ...
... England , and its remedy - The probabilities of wet and dry seasons 129 XIII . Thunderstorms - their signs , & c . 139 • XIV . Weathercasts by the barometer 142 XV . Aids to weather - forecasting and the storm - signals XVI . Cyclones ...
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... England , and the Bristol and St. George's Channels . " April 22nd .- " HOIST DRUM . " " A gale , WSW . , with rain . " June 6th .- " NORTH CONE OVER DRUM , " that is , " Dangerous winds - probably at first from the northward ; " and ...
... England , and the Bristol and St. George's Channels . " April 22nd .- " HOIST DRUM . " " A gale , WSW . , with rain . " June 6th .- " NORTH CONE OVER DRUM , " that is , " Dangerous winds - probably at first from the northward ; " and ...
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... England , but to the world at large and all humanity , he will be rather astonished to read the following extract from the last Report issued by the lamented Admiral : - " Many may ask , ' Is this system of weather telegraphy sound and ...
... England , but to the world at large and all humanity , he will be rather astonished to read the following extract from the last Report issued by the lamented Admiral : - " Many may ask , ' Is this system of weather telegraphy sound and ...
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... England in endeavouring to lessen the formidable Wreck List of every year . We find in the Report a curious fact which shows how Admiral Fitzroy's science can be put to useful account by such keen traders as those of Hamburg . They ...
... England in endeavouring to lessen the formidable Wreck List of every year . We find in the Report a curious fact which shows how Admiral Fitzroy's science can be put to useful account by such keen traders as those of Hamburg . They ...
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... England , Scotland , Ireland , France , and Spain are always in telegraphic meteorologic communication with the office at the Board of Trade , and more than 6,000 despatches , consisting of written letters , circulars , daily weather ...
... England , Scotland , Ireland , France , and Spain are always in telegraphic meteorologic communication with the office at the Board of Trade , and more than 6,000 despatches , consisting of written letters , circulars , daily weather ...
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Admiral Fitzroy appears Ardrossan atmosphere atmospheric waves bad weather barometer falls barometer rises Bay of Biscay begins blow calm catgut cause centre change of weather clear clouds coasts cold coming compass condensed continue course cyclone direction earth east easterly effect England equatorial Europe expected fact fair weather forecasts foretell France gale gradually Greencastle heat height Holyhead hour hurricane inches increase indicates latitudes less light Luke Howard marine mercury Meteorologic Office moisture moon motion night north-east northerly northern observations occur polar current predictions pressure probably prognostics rain rainbow rainy regions rotation season ship signals signs snow SOUTH CONE south-west southerly southern hemisphere southward squalls storm-signals summer Swithin's Swithin's Day telegraph temperature tempest thermometer thunderstorms tion usually vane vapour warning westerly winds whilst wind shifts wind veers winter zone
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Página 90 - The sun also ariseth, and the sun goeth down, and hasteth to his place where he arose. The wind goeth toward the south, and turneth about unto the north; it whirleth about continually, and the wind returneth again according to his circuits. All the rivers run into the sea ; yet the sea is not full ; unto the place from whence the rivers come, thither they return again.
Página 141 - The hollow winds begin to blow, The clouds look black, the glass is low ; The soot falls down, the spaniels sleep, And spiders from their cobwebs peep. Last night the sun went pale to bed, The moon in halos hid her head ; The boding shepherd heaves a sigh, For see ! a rainbow spans the sky.
Página 100 - The hollow winds begin to blow. The clouds look black, the glass is low, The soot falls down, the spaniels sleep, And spiders from their cobwebs peep. Last mght the sun went pale to bed, The moon in halos hid her head. The boding shepherd heaves a sigh. For, see! a rainbow spans the sky, The walls are damp, the ditches smell. Closed is the pink-eyed pimpernel.
Página 123 - After fine clear weather, the first signs in the sky of a coming change are usually light streaks, curls, wisps, or mottled patches of white distant clouds, which increase and are followed by an overcasting of murky vapour that grows into cloudiness.
Página 119 - He answered and said unto them, When it is evening, ye say, It will be fair weather : for the sky is red.
Página 47 - If St. Paul's Day be fair and clear, It does betide a happy year ; But if it chance to snow or rain, Then will be dear all...
Página 141 - Loud quack the ducks, the sea-fowl cry ; The distant hills are looking nigh ; How restless are the snorting swine ! The busy flies disturb the kine. Low o'er the grass the swallow wings ; The cricket too, how sharp he sings ! Puss on the hearth, with velvet paws, Sits wiping o'er her whiskered jaws.
Página 92 - But if it move contrary to the motion of the sun, that is if it changes from east to north, from north to west, from west to south, from south to east, it generally returns to the former quarter, at least before it has completed the entire circle.
Página 141 - THE hollow winds begin to blow ; The clouds look black, the glass is low ; The soot falls down ; the spaniels sleep ; And spiders from their cobwebs peep.
Página 137 - A swarm of bees in May is worth a load of hay. A swarm of bees in June is worth a silver spoon. A swarm of bees in July is not worth a fly.