 Thus proving beyond a doubt, that in land-spouts the wind blows towards the centre of the spout. How is it at sea? In several great storms in the United States, of several hundred miles in diameter, which have been investigated with great care by the...  The Philosophy of Storms - Page 164by James Pollard Espy - 1841 - 552 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Pennsylvania - 1836 - 440 pages
...the Joint Committee of the American Philosophical Society, and Franklin institute, on Meteorology. The Joint Committee of the American Philosophical...Society, and the Franklin Institute of the State of Pennsylvania, return thanks for valuable meteorological journals, received from the following gentlemen.... | |
 | Meteorology - 1835 - 908 pages
...the Joint Committee of the American Philosophical Society, and Franklin Jnstitute, on Meteorology. The Joint Committee of the American Philosophical...Society, and the Franklin Institute of the State of Pennsylvania, return. thanks for valuable meteorological journals, received from the following gentlemen.... | |
 | Meteorology - 1839 - 938 pages
...not exhibited in the form of a whirlwind, but was like the twelve storms which have been investigated by the Joint Committee of the American Philosophical Society and the Franklin Institute, that is, the wind blew inwards at its borders. This conclusion is rendered certain by the following... | |
 | Electronic journals - 1839 - 464 pages
..."exhibited in the form of a whirlwind, but was like the twelve storms which have been investigated [?] by the joint committee of the American Philosophical Society and the Franklin Institute, that is, that the wind blew inwards at its borders." He says, " this conclusion is rendered certain... | |
 | Science - 1848 - 62 pages
...for a full development of the plan adopted twelve years ago of investigating the phases of storms, by the joint committee of the American Philosophical...Franklin Institute, of the State of Pennsylvania. The plan then suggested, and in part carried out, was adopted in the investigation of the phases of storms... | |
 | New York State Library - Libraries - 1851 - 686 pages
...under the Empire, by. 2 vols., 8vo. London, 1850. Meteorological Observations, directions for making. By the Joint Committee of the American Philosophical Society and the Franklin Institute. 8vo. 1837. Bound up with Nicollet. Which see. (Presented.) Meyen (Dr. FJF) On the Geography of Plants.... | |
 | New York (State). Legislature. Senate - Government publications - 1851 - 1062 pages
...under the Empire, by. 2 vols., 8vo. London, 1850. Meteorological Observations, directions for making. By the Joint Committee of the American Philosophical Society and the Franklin Institute. 8vo. 1837. Bound up with Nicollet. Which see. (Presented.) Meyen (Dr. FJF) On the Geography of Plants.... | |
 | United States - 1890 - 624 pages
...questions which meteorologists were asking. Some of those questions were stated in circulars issued by the joint committee of the American Philosophical Society and the Franklin Institute : What are the phases of the great storms of rain and snow that traverse our continent ; what their... | |
 | Science - 1890 - 1160 pages
...questions which meteorologists were asking. Some of those questions were stated in circulars issued by the joint committee of the American Philosophical Society and the Franklin Institute : What are the phases of the great storms of rain and snow that traverse our continent ; what their... | |
 | Royal Meteorological Society (Great Britain) - Electronic journals - 1899 - 406 pages
...solicited voluntary records from other States. This work was initiated and fostered by the so.called Joint Committee of the American Philosophical Society and the Franklin Institute, of which James P. Espy was the leading spirit. The main idea of this system was to study the details of... | |
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