Volume 1

Chemistry, meteorology and the function of digestion considered with reference to natural theology / By William Prout.

  • Prout, William, 1785-1850.
Date:
1834
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: Chemistry, meteorology and the function of digestion considered with reference to natural theology / By William Prout. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Srecrion III. of the Temperature of the Celestial Re- DOU Si icind tual & ses cas bboy, eck st AAA Ase aS day Section 1V. Of the Temperature of the Interior of the Earth eeeeveeees ee ee eveeeeeveee ees eeeorse 8 & eenees#se Cuapter II].—Or THE TEMPERATURE OF THE EarTH AT ITS SURFACE, AS DEPENDENT. ON THESUN...... Section I. Of Mean Temperature ....... Lee tetas Section II. Of the actual Distribution of Temperature over the Globe. Of Isothermal Lines, &c. Cut- MATE 5. Wer yda ee sy Sieaieok Ai GEER «fa ar’ 0° Of the spd hata of the Poles of the PONG TL CGIOUG eo wagines e's! + 9's sey ngicelshs Ai pea hare Bae ae Of the mean annual Temperature of the me Of the Temperature of the intermediate Regions of the Globe. Of Isothermal Lines, §c.....-... PST Oe aed sk sath ly © te Ve vi vie bs ru Cuaprer 1V.—Or THe Primary ConsTITUENTS OF CLI- MATE: OR OF THE TEMPERATURE OF THE EARTH, AS DEPENDENT ON ITS GLOBULAR ForRM; AND ON ITs ANNUAL AND DiuRNaAL MorIons..........-. CuaprTrerR V.—OF THE SECONDARY OR SUBSIDIARY Con- STITUENTS OF CLIMATE; COMPREHENDING A SKETCH OF THOSE CIRCUMSTANCES’ CAPABLE OF INFLUENCING CLIMATE, WHICH ARE MORE IMMEDI- ATELY CONNECTED WITH THE SURFACE OF THE EARTH, AS CONSISTING OF LAND oR WATER; OR WHICH ARE CONNECTED WITH THE ATMOSPHERE, .. Srcrion I. Of the secondary Constituents of Climate, immediately connected with the Surface of the Earth ; and depending on the Nature of that Sur- face as composed of Land or Water .....+.+.55. 1. Of the Proportion of Solar Heat and Light that actually arrives at the Surface of the Earth . 2. Of the Distribution of Heat and Light over the Earth’s Surface in the latent Form ....+++-- Page 209 210 215 217 219 219 221 222 229 230 234 236 236 238