An Estimate of the Temperature of Different Latitudes
Richard Kirwan
Hardcover
(Forgotten Books, March 14, 2018)
Excerpt from An Estimate of the Temperature of Different LatitudesThe firfi fiep in this comprehenfive inquiry, feems to me to be the knowledge of the tem perature of the globe, in every latitude. It is the change of temperature that chiefly occa fions the vicifiitudes of winds thefe in their turns, influence the temperature, and both to gether form the Rate of the atmofphere. Elec trical agency, undoubtedly, interferes; but {till the temperature affects this alfo, as it does, the rife, fall, and quantity of vapours, and every other aerial meteor.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.