Egypt as a Winter ResortK. Paul, Trench, 1889 - 153 pagini |
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... once another sea margin 220 feet above the Mediterranean and Red Sea . Near the Pyramids again are raised beaches , limestone pierced by Pholades and Ostrea undulata ; and two miles south of the Sphinx are fossil sea - urchins ...
... once another sea margin 220 feet above the Mediterranean and Red Sea . Near the Pyramids again are raised beaches , limestone pierced by Pholades and Ostrea undulata ; and two miles south of the Sphinx are fossil sea - urchins ...
Pagina 26
... once in February . The temperatures are taken by a Centigrade ther- mometer , verified every year , and placed on a balcony thirty - two feet from the ground , facing north , and sheltered from the sun . The extremes of temperature are ...
... once in February . The temperatures are taken by a Centigrade ther- mometer , verified every year , and placed on a balcony thirty - two feet from the ground , facing north , and sheltered from the sun . The extremes of temperature are ...
Pagina 29
... once even to 3 per cent . in April , 1887 . Evaporation . The quantity of water evaporated has been measured since 1887 , and is obtained by means of a vessel containing water protected by coarse wire - gauze , and placed in the shade ...
... once even to 3 per cent . in April , 1887 . Evaporation . The quantity of water evaporated has been measured since 1887 , and is obtained by means of a vessel containing water protected by coarse wire - gauze , and placed in the shade ...
Pagina 31
... once a year , and hail is rather less common , while snow is unknown . The May rainfall in my table is exceptionally high in consequence of an abnormal storm in 1887 . The state of the sky is judged by figures running from 0 to 10 , and ...
... once a year , and hail is rather less common , while snow is unknown . The May rainfall in my table is exceptionally high in consequence of an abnormal storm in 1887 . The state of the sky is judged by figures running from 0 to 10 , and ...
Pagina 32
... once more clear , cool , and even cold . On a really bad day the sun's rays are wholly obscured , and the atmosphere becomes intensely dry , and approaches the colour of a London yellow fog . It finishes with a conflict of the winds ...
... once more clear , cool , and even cold . On a really bad day the sun's rays are wholly obscured , and the atmosphere becomes intensely dry , and approaches the colour of a London yellow fog . It finishes with a conflict of the winds ...
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