The Sailor's Horn-book for the Law of Storms: Being a Practical Exposition of the Theory of the Law of Storms, and Its Uses to Mariners of All Classes in All Parts of the World, Shewn by Transparent Storm Cards and Useful LessonsJohn Wiley, 1848 - 292 pages |
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The Sailor's Horn-book for the Law of Storms: Being a Practical Exposition ... Henry Piddington Affichage du livre entier - 1848 |
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Page ii - They did — for blasted in the barren shade, Here, all too soon, the buds of science fade : Sad ocean's genius, in untimely hour, Withers the bloom of every springing flower ; Here Fancy droops, while sullen clouds, and storm, The generous temper of the soul deform...
Page 15 - He then goes on to say — but it by no means follows that this must always be the case : In general, a rapid transfer, either way in latitude, of any mass of air which local or temporary causes might carry above the immediate reach of the friction of the earth's surface would give a fearful exaggeration to its velocity.
Page 94 - York.—The first half of a revolving gale is a fair wind from Bermuda to New York, because in it the wind blows from the east; but the last half is a fair wind from New York to Bermuda. During the Winter season, most of the gales which pass along the coast of North America are Revolving Gales.
Page 143 - ... near eight; it then abated. The sea during the last period exhibited a most awful scene; the waves swelled to an amazing height, rushed with an impetuosity not to be described on the land, and in a few minutes determined the fate of all the houses in the Bay.
Page 67 - I have never been able to conceive that the wind in violent storms moves only in circles. On the contrary, a vortical movement, approaching to that which may be seen in all lesser vortices, aerial or aqueous, appears to be an essential element of their violent and long-continued action, of their increased energy towards the centre or axis, and of the accompanying rain.
Page 84 - The second figure is intended to represent one of those hurricanes in South latitude which pass near Mauritius, proceeding to the South-westward. The whirlwind is supposed to be passing over the vessel in the direction of the spear head.
Page 236 - ... turning round about, in all places of the compasse, at the least twice or thrice during that time, and all alike, with a continuall storme and tempest most terrible to behold, even to us that were on shore, much more then to such as were at Sea...
Page 13 - He farther inclines to believe that "as the external motion is imparted to the interior motion of the mass, and centrifugal action begins to withdraw the air from the centre and form an up-current the whole will soon be involved in the same vortical action." The up-current he explains as being formed by the pressure being removed from the centre, when the air there " increases in bulk, diminishes in specific gravity, and its upward tendency follows as a matter of course.
Page 203 - It came on very swift, and broke a little before it reached the ship, making a great noise, and raising the sea round it, as if a great house, or some such thing, had been cast into the sea. The fury of the wind still lasted, and took the ship on the starboard bow with such violence, that it snapt off the boltsprit and foremast both at once, and blew the ship all along, ready to overset it ; but the ship did presently right again, and the wind whirling round, took the ship a second time with the...
Page 104 - E'd., with thick weather when standing to the N'd., but always fine when going S. A thick, lurid appearance over the heavens — the sun only showing as through a dense veil, with heavy leadenlooking clouds to the N. and NW" — He further states : " The weather became more squally, with rain, when standing N.