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... earth receives heat . It is calculated that the earth receives every year from the sun enough heat to melt a coating of ice enclosing the earth of a thickness of 34 yards . Probably also the fixed stars give a little heat to the earth ...
... earth receives heat . It is calculated that the earth receives every year from the sun enough heat to melt a coating of ice enclosing the earth of a thickness of 34 yards . Probably also the fixed stars give a little heat to the earth ...
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... earth has not sensibly decreased or increased in temperature within human records . 11. Friction . When the surfaces of any two substances what- ever move over one another in contact , heat is invariably given out by both . The quantity ...
... earth has not sensibly decreased or increased in temperature within human records . 11. Friction . When the surfaces of any two substances what- ever move over one another in contact , heat is invariably given out by both . The quantity ...
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... earth from the sun . That which falls upon the earth towards the north pole strikes the surface obliquely , and is distributed over the sur- face b . The same quantity falling at the equator is spread over the surface a . It is clear ...
... earth from the sun . That which falls upon the earth towards the north pole strikes the surface obliquely , and is distributed over the sur- face b . The same quantity falling at the equator is spread over the surface a . It is clear ...
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... earth at the equator , were it not at the same time drawn to the earth by its weight . The only way by which it can approach the centre of gravity of the earth , is by travelling towards the poles . This it accordingly does , gliding ...
... earth at the equator , were it not at the same time drawn to the earth by its weight . The only way by which it can approach the centre of gravity of the earth , is by travelling towards the poles . This it accordingly does , gliding ...
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... earth , the sea , and the air . For if a portion of the sea be exposed to great cold , it freezes , giving heat out of its great store of latent heat . A continuance of the cold does not depress the temperature of the ice , but causes ...
... earth , the sea , and the air . For if a portion of the sea be exposed to great cold , it freezes , giving heat out of its great store of latent heat . A continuance of the cold does not depress the temperature of the ice , but causes ...
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