. Science of the sea. An elementary handbook of practical oceanography for travellers, sailors, and yachtsmen. elaid down. The introduction by Maury of sailing directions,based on a knowledge of prevailing winds and currents,was of great profit to shipowners by shorteningvoyages, and stimulated the interest of shipmasters,by whom most of our available information of maritimemeteorology was collected in the old comparative unimportance of weather conditionsin the voyages of modern steamships has led to thepartial neglect of weather observations by sailors,though the officers o
. Science of the sea. An elementary handbook of practical oceanography for travellers, sailors, and yachtsmen. elaid down. The introduction by Maury of sailing directions,based on a knowledge of prevailing winds and currents,was of great profit to shipowners by shorteningvoyages, and stimulated the interest of shipmasters,by whom most of our available information of maritimemeteorology was collected in the old comparative unimportance of weather conditionsin the voyages of modern steamships has led to thepartial neglect of weather observations by sailors,though the officers of many vessels keep and transmitto the proper authorities excellent meteorological logs. Brief Sketch of Atmospheric Circulation andTemperature. The sun shining on the atmosphere, particularlywhere the ground below is a good absorbent andradiator of heat, warms it, and causes the air to expand,making it lighter, and so reducing its pressure on thesurface. The colder and heavier air of neighbouringregions on which the sun is not shining (either becauseit is night or because of clouds obscuring its rays) is. [Between pp. 4, 5.
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