Papers Upon the Supply of Water to TownsE. & F.N. Spon, 1865 - 53 pages |
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... portion of their burden there . Thus we find it is nothing uncommon in the counties of Cumberland , Westmoreland , and Lancashire , to have an annual depth of rainfall equal to 6 ft . , while in Cam- bridgeshire , on the eastern side of ...
... portion of their burden there . Thus we find it is nothing uncommon in the counties of Cumberland , Westmoreland , and Lancashire , to have an annual depth of rainfall equal to 6 ft . , while in Cam- bridgeshire , on the eastern side of ...
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... portion of the rainfall might be lost , as a certain amount was necessary to overcome the fric- tion of the machine , and if anything less than that amount fell , it might be evaporated without being recorded . Again , in all gauges ...
... portion of the rainfall might be lost , as a certain amount was necessary to overcome the fric- tion of the machine , and if anything less than that amount fell , it might be evaporated without being recorded . Again , in all gauges ...
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... portion of its waters are raised into the atmosphere to be again precipitated in the form of rain ; of this a portion is again evaporated - another portion absorbed , while another portion may find its way back to the ocean - its ...
... portion of its waters are raised into the atmosphere to be again precipitated in the form of rain ; of this a portion is again evaporated - another portion absorbed , while another portion may find its way back to the ocean - its ...
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... portion , they give off the remainder into the atmosphere in the form of vapour . Experiments made by Bishop Watson on evaporation , on a bright and hot sunny day when there had been no rain for a month , give the rate of evaporation ...
... portion , they give off the remainder into the atmosphere in the form of vapour . Experiments made by Bishop Watson on evaporation , on a bright and hot sunny day when there had been no rain for a month , give the rate of evaporation ...
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... portion of the supply of water for Jerusalem , Constantinople , and other ancient places , was procured by storing the rain water in underground cisterns , some of which are in use to the present day . The city of Venice is an example ...
... portion of the supply of water for Jerusalem , Constantinople , and other ancient places , was procured by storing the rain water in underground cisterns , some of which are in use to the present day . The city of Venice is an example ...
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