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SECTION XV.. Analysis of the Atmosphere—Its Pressure—Law of Decrease in

On the Connexion of the Physical Sciences · Mary Somerville — chapter 13 of 72 · ~27 words · public domain

Analysis of the Atmosphere—Its pressure—Law of Decrease in Density—Law of Decrease in Temperature—Measurement of Heights by the Barometer—Extent of the Atmosphere—Barometrical Variations—Oscillations—Trade-Winds—Cloud-Ring—Monsoons—Rotation of Winds—Laws of Hurricanes

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