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Page 81
... wind began to slacken , and the clouds in the evening appeared uncommonly red , particularly on the day preceding the hurricane . On the morning of the 21st a strong wind blew off the land , and in the course of a few hours flew all ...
... wind began to slacken , and the clouds in the evening appeared uncommonly red , particularly on the day preceding the hurricane . On the morning of the 21st a strong wind blew off the land , and in the course of a few hours flew all ...
Page 85
... wind and the monsoon , the Colonel does not inform us precisely what the latter wind is . Neither do his remarks concerning the common and electrical fire re- siding in clouds , & c . altogether please us : his expressions are ...
... wind and the monsoon , the Colonel does not inform us precisely what the latter wind is . Neither do his remarks concerning the common and electrical fire re- siding in clouds , & c . altogether please us : his expressions are ...
Page 86
... winds generally abate towards sun - set . If we admit that wind is only a current of air put in motion by the rarefaction of the atmosphere in some particular place , and that this current of air is moving towards the point of ...
... winds generally abate towards sun - set . If we admit that wind is only a current of air put in motion by the rarefaction of the atmosphere in some particular place , and that this current of air is moving towards the point of ...
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