...erhält, namentlich in der Tropenzone, wo die Sonne mehr oder weniger senkrecht steht, am reichlichsten <) „The sun's rays are the ultimate source of almost...motion, which takes place on the surface of the earth" („Outlines of Astronomy'' 1833). J. Tyndall „Heat a mode of motion", p. 478. 2) „Mechanik der...

...question, I was not aware that BO far back as 1833, Sir John Herschel had enunciated the doctrine that " the sun's rays are the ultimate source of almost every motion which takes place on the surface of the carth." He expressly includes all geologic, meteorologic, and vital actions;-as also those which we...

...dynamic effects occurring upon this globe. As early as the year 1833, Sir J. Herschel stated that ' the sun's rays are the ultimate source of almost every...motion which takes place on the surface of the earth.' All physical and chemical phenomena, also, whether causes or effects, may be divided into statical...

...simplified to make them intelligible to the young student : — The sun's rays are the first origin of almost every motion which takes place on the surface....of the earth. By its heat are produced all winds (see Part I.), and those disturbances in the electric state of the air which give rise to lightning...

...dynamic effects occurring upon this globe. As early as the year 1833, Sir J. Herschel stated that ' the sun's rays are the ultimate source of almost every...motion which takes place on the surface of the earth.' All physical and chemical phenomena, also, whether causes or effects, may be divided into statical...

...who ever weighed carefully his words before he used them. What says Sir John Herschel? "The sun' s rays are the ultimate source of almost every motion...the atmosphere which give rise to the phenomena of lightning, and probably also to terrestrial action and the aurora. By their vivifying action vegetables...

...experience. In 1833, Sir John Herschel published his remarkable attribution to the energy of the Sun's rays, "of almost every motion which takes place on the surface...the atmosphere which give rise to the phenomena of lightning, and probably also to those of terrestrial magnetism and the aurora, "f In 1850, Kohlrausch...

...earth for 10,000,000 years to come. In conclusion we quote a splendid passage of Sir John Herschel: — "The sun's rays are the ultimate source of almost...the atmosphere which give rise to the phenomena of lightning, also terrestrial magnetism. By their vivifying action vegetables are enabled to draw support...

...the following remarkable passage, bearing upon this subject, was written by Sir John Herschel : f " The sun's rays are the ultimate source of almost every...the atmosphere which give rise to the phenomena of lightning, and probably also to terrestrial magnetism and the aurora. By their vivifying action, vegetables...

...of coal seventeen miles in thickness. Sir John Herschel wrote of the sun's rays years ago (1833) : "The sun's rays are the ultimate source of almost...every motion which takes place on the surface of the globe. By its heat are produced all winds and those disturbances in the electric equilibrium of the...