 | Royal Society (Great Britain) - Asia - 1705 - 398 pages
...Rain, the Mercury is commonly low ? 1 Anfwer, ^That the Mercury's being low, inclines it to Rain ; for the Air being light, the Vapours are no longer fupported...fpecifically heavier than the Mediu,m- wherein they floated ; fb that they defcend towards the Earth, and in their fall .meeting with other dfjueous Particles,... | |
 | Edmond Halley, Royal Society (Great Britain) - History of science and technology - 1705 - 390 pages
...Rain, the Mercury is commonly loto ? I Anfwer, That the Mercury's being low, inclines it to Rain ; for the Air being light, the Vapours are no longer fupported...being become fpecifically heavier than the Medium whereia they floated ; fo that they defcend towards the Earth, and in their fall meeting with other... | |
 | Royal Society (Great Britain) - Science - 1722 - 956 pages
...former. Now from thefe Principles, I {hall endeavour to explicate the feveral Phenomena of the Barometer, taking them in the fame Order I laid them down. Thus,...to Rain, becaufe the Air being light, the Vapours areno longer fupported thereby, being become fpecifically heavier than the Medium wherein they floated,... | |
 | John Pointer - Meteorology - 1723 - 104 pages
...Now from thefe Principles I fhall endea. vour to explicate the feveral Phenomena of the Barometer, taking them in the fame order I laid them down : Thus i. The Mercury's being Low enclines it to Rain, becaufe the Air being Light, the Vapours are no longer fupported thereby ,being... | |
 | Roger Cotes - Air - 1747 - 356 pages
...explicate the feveral phenomena of the barometer, taking them in the fame order I laid them down, j . The mercury's 'being low inclines it to rain, becaufe...than the medium wherein they floated ; fo that they defcend towards the earth, and in their fall, meeting with other aqueous particles, they incorporate... | |
 | Roger Cotes, Robert Smith - Air - 1775 - 336 pages
...to explicate the feveral phenomena of the barometer, taking them in the fame order I laid them down. i. The mercury's being low inclines it to rain, becaufe...fpecifically heavier than the medium wherein they floated ; fb that they defcend towards the earth, and in their fall, meeting with other aqueous particles,... | |
 | John Imison - 1796 - 476 pages
...endeavour to explicate the feveral phenomena of the barometer, taking them in the fame order I have laid them down. Thus, I. The mercury's being low inclines...than the medium wherein they floated ; fo that they defcend towards the earth, and, in their fall, meeting with other aqueous particles, they incorporate... | |
 | Colin Macfarquhar, George Gleig - Encyclopedias and dictionaries - 1797 - 430 pages
...endeavour to explicate thefcveral phenomena of the barometer, taking them in the fame order I have laid them down. Thus, «' i. The mercury's being low inclines it to rain¿ bccaule Barometer, becaufc the air being light, the vapours are no longer " ' fupported thereby, being... | |
 | Friedrich Wilhelm August Murhard - Balloons - 1799 - 462 pages
...Rain, the. Mercury is commonly low? I anCwer, that the Mercury's being low, inclines it to Rain, for the Air being light , the Vapours are no longer fupported thereby, being become fpecifkally heavier than the Medium wherein they floated; fo that they defcend towards the Earth ,... | |
 | 1747 - 454 pages
...this ufeful machine; the air is inclined to Rain, the merit bas b;en ubfervcd, cury is ccmmonly /o-iv, Becaufe the air being light, the vapours are no longer...than the medium wherein they floated : fo that they defcend towards the earth, and in their fall, meeting with other aqueous particles, they incorporate... | |
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being low inclines it to rain, becaufe the air being light, the vapours are no longer fupported thereby, being become fpecifically heavier than the medium wherein they floated ; fo that they defcend towards the earth, and in their fall, meeting with other... 