Aspects of the Earth a Popular Account of Some Familiar Geological Phenomena
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land, sometimes with considerable speed. It is interesting to watch the process of this movement, as it may frequently be observed along these shores, for it is the type of many of the aerial movements which are not so observable. Selecting a still summer day, and a point on the shore at the sea-level.
!26 ASPECTS OF THE EARTH.
we may await the coming of the aerial tide. It approaches the shore in the form of a wedge, which slips under the heated air of the land. At first the thin point of this... wedge may be only a foot or two deep, and has only a very slight motion, as may be shown by the smoke of burning paper, or even by the effect of temperature on the hand when it is held near the ground. The cold air gradually becomes deeper, but for an hour it may, in some cases, not be fifty feet in depth ; so that on the lower floor of a tall house we may find the cool air creeping in from the sea, and on the upper story we may note a re- A Whirlwind.
verse movement of the warm air from the land seaward.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
land, sometimes with considerable speed. It is interesting to watch the process of this movement, as it may frequently be observed along these shores, for it is the type of many of the aerial movements which are not so observable. Selecting a still summer day, and a point on the shore at the sea-level.
!26 ASPECTS OF THE EARTH.
we may await the coming of the aerial tide. It approaches the shore in the form of a wedge, which slips under the heated air of the land. At first the thin point of this... wedge may be only a foot or two deep, and has only a very slight motion, as may be shown by the smoke of burning paper, or even by the effect of temperature on the hand when it is held near the ground. The cold air gradually becomes deeper, but for an hour it may, in some cases, not be fifty feet in depth ; so that on the lower floor of a tall house we may find the cool air creeping in from the sea, and on the upper story we may note a re- A Whirlwind.
verse movement of the warm air from the land seaward.
What to read after Aspects of the Earth a Popular Account of Some Familiar Geological Phenomena?
You can find similar books in the "Read Also" column, or choose other free books by Shaler Nathaniel Southgate to read onlineMoreLess
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