The Technical World Magazine, Volume 7Technical World Company, 1907 |
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Page 69
... direction spirally . The term hurricane is applied to a tropic storm of this nature on the Western Hemisphere , while in Eastern countries such storms are called typhoons . And because these storms occur where there are large bodies of ...
... direction spirally . The term hurricane is applied to a tropic storm of this nature on the Western Hemisphere , while in Eastern countries such storms are called typhoons . And because these storms occur where there are large bodies of ...
Page 70
... direction . The carnival of death may continue an hour - a night - but the storm center has passed , and the morning sun rises upon a scene of ruin and de- vastation . As there are localities where earth- quakes are prevalent , so there ...
... direction . The carnival of death may continue an hour - a night - but the storm center has passed , and the morning sun rises upon a scene of ruin and de- vastation . As there are localities where earth- quakes are prevalent , so there ...
Page 73
... direction of the wind movement does not follow the direction of the path . of the cyclone , this path , or track , being indicated only by the changes in atmos- pheric pressure , as the vortex , or point of lowest pressure moves onward ...
... direction of the wind movement does not follow the direction of the path . of the cyclone , this path , or track , being indicated only by the changes in atmos- pheric pressure , as the vortex , or point of lowest pressure moves onward ...
Page 78
... direction , taking sufficient provisions to last for 140 days , already prepared in compact sol- dered cases . These men will take with them several strong dog teams , the in- tention being to kill dogs for food for the other animals as ...
... direction , taking sufficient provisions to last for 140 days , already prepared in compact sol- dered cases . These men will take with them several strong dog teams , the in- tention being to kill dogs for food for the other animals as ...
Page 84
... direction of the French Admiralty , for that purpose . The crew , it will be observed , are few in number , as the quarters below deck , as can readily be seen , must necessarily be very crowd- ed , indeed . This type of vessel is ...
... direction of the French Admiralty , for that purpose . The crew , it will be observed , are few in number , as the quarters below deck , as can readily be seen , must necessarily be very crowd- ed , indeed . This type of vessel is ...
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