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Excerpt from Physical Geography
Floating of clouds in the air. Mode in which clouds are suspended in the air. Nature of the vapour-atmosphere. Mode in which two gases mix, without reference to their specific gravity, by diffusion. Simila rity of condition in the case of the vapour-atmosphere within the atmosphere of dry air. Dr. Tyndall's researches in this direction. The resumption of the visible form the most difficult part of the subject to explain. Conversion of mist into dry cloud. Disturbance of electric equilibrium in such cases. Formation of drops of rain. Change from invisible to visible vapour not always accompanied by electric action. Pp. 27 9 - 281. Phenomena of rain as seen in the tropics. Quantity of rain thus falling. Extreme cases of rain-fall in India. Extreme rain in any one day in the tropics. Account of the rain-fall in temperate latitudes. Cause of rain in these latitudes. Average rainfall on the western shores of Europe. Enormous rain-fall in England in certain places. Contrast with other parts of the country at no great distance. Mean annual rain-fall of the British islands, and of each natural division of the country. Rain-fall in various parts of England. Dependence of the average on local conditions. Time of greatest rain in the British islands - and of least rain. Months of maximum rainfall. Gradual diminution of rain-fall in England. Pp. 281 - 284. Condition of other countries as compared with England. Condition of the interior of Asia and Africa as compared with England. The de serts and the rainless districts of the western coast of South America. General result of change of geographical condition on the rain-fall and on the distribution of rain. Difference between the northern and southern hemisphere in regard to the rain-fall and distribution of water. The northern hemisphere the condenser, and the southern the reservoir. Heat-changes hence resulting. Pp. 28-1, 285. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This 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.
