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534
INDEX.
Sea-water: composition of, 35; mean specific gravities of, 35; substances found in, 39; colors of,
41; temperature of, 43.
Sea-weed for manure, 509.
Seals, destruction of, 517.
Seine, the bore in the, 119.
Severn River, tides at the mouth of, 107.
Sewage-water, necessity of, 477.
Seychelles Islands, origin of, 182.
Shakspeare Cliff, 151.
Shallows of the coast, 173.
Shipwrecks, prevention of, 511.
Shores, normal form of, 156.
Silver in sea-water, 39.
Simoon, the, 242.
Skeleton from the tufa of Guadaloupe, 174.
Skulls, human, 436.
Soils favorable to certain plants, 369.
Solar rays, action on plants, 365.
South Atlantic, currents of, 82.
St. Helena, the flora of, 391.
St. Thomas, greaPhurricane at, 260.
Stones, whirlwinds of, 274.
Storms, effects on coasts, 139.
Streams unclean, 476.
Suez Canal, 501.
Swedish fjords filling up, 134.
Swiss mountains, vegetation on, 383.
Sylt, island of, 155.
Tahiti: tides at, 112; coral reefs of, 424.
Tedjura, deposits in the Gulf of, 176.
Tehuantepec, canal through, 502.
Telegraphs of the world, 505 et seq.
Temperate zone, life in, 442.
Temperature, average of, 352.
of the ocean, 43.
Teneriffe: atmosphere of, 230; vegetation in, 3S2.
Terrestrial magnetism and temperature, 330.
Tessan's Current, 85.
Thermal equator, 341.
Thermometers and barometers, observations with,
217.
Thermometric observations, 354.
Thirst of the Gazelle, or Mirage, 211.
Thorsnuten, elevation of coast at, 129.
Thunder, where it is never heard, 307.
Thunder-clouds, their formation and height, 305.
Thunder-stfcrms: most frequent, 306; none in Peru
or Bolivia, 307; of Western Europe, 308; immunity of trees, 310; commence at the hour of high-
tide, 312.
Tidal Currents : in the Irish Sea, 116 ; the Blanchard Race, 116; the Deroute Passage, 116; the
Great Gulf or Coirebhreacain Passage, 117; the
Pentland Firth, 118; the Moskoestrom or Maelstrom, 118; the bore, barre, eager, or mascaret,
118,119; ofthe Mediterranean, 122,123; at Euripus, or Strait of Egripos, 123; Omar describes the
1 tides, 123; in the Mediterranean, 123; in the Zuyder Zee, 124; in the Baltic, 124; in the harbor of
Copenhagen, 124; at Wismar, 124; differences of,
125.
Tidal Waves: lunar and solar, 99 ; Whewell's and
other theories, 102; general character of, 107.
Tides, the, 94; Laplace's theory of, 96 ; Whewell's
theory of tidal waves, 102; at Mount St. Michael,
107; in the Severn River, 107; in the Chinese
seas, 107 ; in the Persian Gulf, 107; in the Bay of
Fundy, 107; the equinoctial, 107 ; in the Bay of
Panama, 107; tidal waves, 107; in the Straits of
Magellan, 107; in the Straits of Noirmoutiers,
10» Fitzroy's and Beechey's observations on the,
110,113; at Tahiti, 112; at the mouth of the Mississippi, 112; at Kurrachee, 115^ at Port Essington,
Australia, 115; at Havre, 114; at Holyhead, 114.
Toilers of the Sea, scene of, 117.
Torghatten, rock of, 145.
Torbses of the Siberian coast, 48.
Tourmentes, or tempests, 244.
Trade-winds, the, 224; counter, 228.
Transalpine railways, 499.
Trapani, salt-works of, 485.
Traveling and commercial nations, 452.
Trees, destruction of, 518.
Tropical forests, 376.
zone, life in, 440.
Turbaries, 368.
Typhoons, 251.
Underground heat, 333.
Undermining of rocks, 147.
United States: flora of the, 390; unoccupied land
in the, 470.
Vegetation: influences on, 361; zones of, 374; on
mountains, 379.
Vegetation versus sand-hills, 202.
Venice, lagunes and lidi of, 168.
, tides at, 122.
Vents alizes, or trade-winds, 225.
Volcanic slopes, cultivation of, 471.
Volcanoes, miniature, 178.
Wangerooge, island of, 154.
Water-spouts, 275.
Waves of the sea, 59; height of, 61; breadth of, 62;
speed of, 62; depth of moving, 63; height to
which crests attain, 64; force of, 64.
Wells regulated by flow of the sea, 145.
Whales: size of, 396; destruction of, 517.
Whewell's theory of the tidal wave, 102.
Whirlwinds: the cause of, 270; of Malauny and
Monville, 271; of dust, 273 ; of stones, 274; wa-
ter-sijouts, 275. See also Cyclones. ■
Winds: geological agents, 208 ; keeping back tides,
208; work performed by, 209 ; circulation of, 223;
trade-winds, 224; oscillation of, 227; counter
trade-winds, 228; bearing dust and ashes, 228;
returning currents of, 229; Dove's and Miihry's
theories of, 231; directions of hot and cold winds,
231; trade-winds of the continents, 235; monsoons of India and Arabia, 230; Etesian winds,
239; land and sea breezes, 240; breezes of me
French Alps, 241; atmospheric tides, 241; the
Wisper-wind, 242; the solaures of the Drome, 242;
the simoon, 242 ; the Swiss Fcehn, 243; tourmentes, or tempests, 244; the mistral or "master,"
244; zones of variable winds, 245; mean direction of, 247; westerly winds in France, 248; gyrations of the wind, 249; aerial eddies, 251; cyclones and hurricanes, 251; speed of hurricanes,
257; the cause of whirlwinds, 270 ; forming rain,
285.
Wismar, tidal current at, 124.
Wisper-ivind, the, 242.
Work of man: exploration of the globe, 466; ascents of mountains, 469; agriculture, 470; irrigation, 472; culture of marshes, 474; drainage,
475; draining lakes, 478.
Zante, tide at, 123.
Zuyder Zee, the, 481; tides in the, 124.
THE END.
Object Description
| Title | The ocean, atmosphere, and life |
| Creator | Reclus, Elisée |
| Publisher | Harper |
| Place of Publication | New York |
| Date | 1873 |
| Language | eng |
| Type | Books/Pamphlets |
Description
| Title | 00000591 |
| Type | Books/Pamphlets |
| Transcript | 534 INDEX. Sea-water: composition of, 35; mean specific gravities of, 35; substances found in, 39; colors of, 41; temperature of, 43. Sea-weed for manure, 509. Seals, destruction of, 517. Seine, the bore in the, 119. Severn River, tides at the mouth of, 107. Sewage-water, necessity of, 477. Seychelles Islands, origin of, 182. Shakspeare Cliff, 151. Shallows of the coast, 173. Shipwrecks, prevention of, 511. Shores, normal form of, 156. Silver in sea-water, 39. Simoon, the, 242. Skeleton from the tufa of Guadaloupe, 174. Skulls, human, 436. Soils favorable to certain plants, 369. Solar rays, action on plants, 365. South Atlantic, currents of, 82. St. Helena, the flora of, 391. St. Thomas, greaPhurricane at, 260. Stones, whirlwinds of, 274. Storms, effects on coasts, 139. Streams unclean, 476. Suez Canal, 501. Swedish fjords filling up, 134. Swiss mountains, vegetation on, 383. Sylt, island of, 155. Tahiti: tides at, 112; coral reefs of, 424. Tedjura, deposits in the Gulf of, 176. Tehuantepec, canal through, 502. Telegraphs of the world, 505 et seq. Temperate zone, life in, 442. Temperature, average of, 352. of the ocean, 43. Teneriffe: atmosphere of, 230; vegetation in, 3S2. Terrestrial magnetism and temperature, 330. Tessan's Current, 85. Thermal equator, 341. Thermometers and barometers, observations with, 217. Thermometric observations, 354. Thirst of the Gazelle, or Mirage, 211. Thorsnuten, elevation of coast at, 129. Thunder, where it is never heard, 307. Thunder-clouds, their formation and height, 305. Thunder-stfcrms: most frequent, 306; none in Peru or Bolivia, 307; of Western Europe, 308; immunity of trees, 310; commence at the hour of high- tide, 312. Tidal Currents : in the Irish Sea, 116 ; the Blanchard Race, 116; the Deroute Passage, 116; the Great Gulf or Coirebhreacain Passage, 117; the Pentland Firth, 118; the Moskoestrom or Maelstrom, 118; the bore, barre, eager, or mascaret, 118,119; ofthe Mediterranean, 122,123; at Euripus, or Strait of Egripos, 123; Omar describes the 1 tides, 123; in the Mediterranean, 123; in the Zuyder Zee, 124; in the Baltic, 124; in the harbor of Copenhagen, 124; at Wismar, 124; differences of, 125. Tidal Waves: lunar and solar, 99 ; Whewell's and other theories, 102; general character of, 107. Tides, the, 94; Laplace's theory of, 96 ; Whewell's theory of tidal waves, 102; at Mount St. Michael, 107; in the Severn River, 107; in the Chinese seas, 107 ; in the Persian Gulf, 107; in the Bay of Fundy, 107; the equinoctial, 107 ; in the Bay of Panama, 107; tidal waves, 107; in the Straits of Magellan, 107; in the Straits of Noirmoutiers, 10» Fitzroy's and Beechey's observations on the, 110,113; at Tahiti, 112; at the mouth of the Mississippi, 112; at Kurrachee, 115^ at Port Essington, Australia, 115; at Havre, 114; at Holyhead, 114. Toilers of the Sea, scene of, 117. Torghatten, rock of, 145. Torbses of the Siberian coast, 48. Tourmentes, or tempests, 244. Trade-winds, the, 224; counter, 228. Transalpine railways, 499. Trapani, salt-works of, 485. Traveling and commercial nations, 452. Trees, destruction of, 518. Tropical forests, 376. zone, life in, 440. Turbaries, 368. Typhoons, 251. Underground heat, 333. Undermining of rocks, 147. United States: flora of the, 390; unoccupied land in the, 470. Vegetation: influences on, 361; zones of, 374; on mountains, 379. Vegetation versus sand-hills, 202. Venice, lagunes and lidi of, 168. , tides at, 122. Vents alizes, or trade-winds, 225. Volcanic slopes, cultivation of, 471. Volcanoes, miniature, 178. Wangerooge, island of, 154. Water-spouts, 275. Waves of the sea, 59; height of, 61; breadth of, 62; speed of, 62; depth of moving, 63; height to which crests attain, 64; force of, 64. Wells regulated by flow of the sea, 145. Whales: size of, 396; destruction of, 517. Whewell's theory of the tidal wave, 102. Whirlwinds: the cause of, 270; of Malauny and Monville, 271; of dust, 273 ; of stones, 274; wa- ter-sijouts, 275. See also Cyclones. ■ Winds: geological agents, 208 ; keeping back tides, 208; work performed by, 209 ; circulation of, 223; trade-winds, 224; oscillation of, 227; counter trade-winds, 228; bearing dust and ashes, 228; returning currents of, 229; Dove's and Miihry's theories of, 231; directions of hot and cold winds, 231; trade-winds of the continents, 235; monsoons of India and Arabia, 230; Etesian winds, 239; land and sea breezes, 240; breezes of me French Alps, 241; atmospheric tides, 241; the Wisper-wind, 242; the solaures of the Drome, 242; the simoon, 242 ; the Swiss Fcehn, 243; tourmentes, or tempests, 244; the mistral or "master," 244; zones of variable winds, 245; mean direction of, 247; westerly winds in France, 248; gyrations of the wind, 249; aerial eddies, 251; cyclones and hurricanes, 251; speed of hurricanes, 257; the cause of whirlwinds, 270 ; forming rain, 285. Wismar, tidal current at, 124. Wisper-ivind, the, 242. Work of man: exploration of the globe, 466; ascents of mountains, 469; agriculture, 470; irrigation, 472; culture of marshes, 474; drainage, 475; draining lakes, 478. Zante, tide at, 123. Zuyder Zee, the, 481; tides in the, 124. THE END. |
