The tempest; or, An account of the nature, properties, dangers, and uses of wind, in various parts of the worldChristian Knowledge Society, 1848 - 277 ページ |
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anemometer appearance ascending atmosphere August axis Barbadoes barometer becomes blown bottom calm carbonic acid carried cause centre clouds coast column contrary cylinder descending direction distance Drôme earth effect elastic equator feet fire flame fluid force gale gusts harmattan heat height helm helm wind hemisphere hurricane inches instrument island Isthmus of Darien Jamaica land breezes land winds latitude length less light mass of air mercury miles an hour monsoon motion mountains moving nearly night north-east o'clock observed ocean oxygen pampero particles passed pencil phenomena piston points portion pressure produced quantity rain rise round sails sand sea breezes season seen ship shore side smoke sometimes southern southern hemisphere spiral spout storm stratum surface temperature tempest track trade winds tropics tube upper current upwards valleys vane vapour veering velocity vessel violent waterspout weather westerly whirling whirlwind whole wind blows Windward Islands
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223 ページ - To make the weight for the winds; and he weigheth the waters by measure. When he made a decree for the rain, and a way for the lightning of the thunder; Then did he see it, and declare it; he prepared it, yea, and searched it out. And unto man he said, Behold, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom; and to depart from evil is understanding.
223 ページ - And unto man he said, Behold, THE FEAR OF THE LORD, THAT IS WISDOM ; AND TO DEPART FROM EVIL IS UNDERSTANDING.
96 ページ - ... did actually more than once reach us. Again they would retreat, so as to be almost out of sight, their tops reaching to the very clouds. There the tops often separated from the bodies ; and these, once disjoined, dispersed in the air, and did not appear more. Sometimes they were broken near the middle, as if struck with a large cannonshot.
21 ページ - August, the tempestuous rage of the wind increased ; the storm, which at one time blew from the north-east, suddenly shifted from that quarter, and burst from the north-west and intermediate points. The upper regions were from this time illuminated by incessant...
25 ページ - ... vegetation was apparent, except here and there small patches of a sickly green. The surface of the ground appeared as if fire had run through the land, scorching and burning up the productions of the earth. The few remaining trees, stripped of their boughs and foliage, wore a cold and wintry aspect; and the numerous seats in the environs of Bridgetown, formerly concealed amid thick groves, were now exposed and in ruins.
96 ページ - NW of us, we saw a number of prodigious pillars of sand at different distances, at times moving with great celerity, at others stalking on with a majestic slowness; at intervals we thought they were coming in a few minutes to overwhelm us; and small quantities of sand did actually more than once reach us. Again they would retreat so as to be almost out of sight, their tops reaching to the very clouds.
156 ページ - The poisonous simoom blew likewise as if it came from an oven. Our eyes were dim, our lips cracked, our knees tottering, our throats perfectly dry, and no relief was found from drinking an immoderate quantity of water. The people advised me to dip a sponge in 'vinegar and water, and hold it before my mouth and nose, and this greatly relieved me.
70 ページ - The pale lightning streamed from the clouds in broad sheets of flame, which appeared to encircle the heavens as if every element had been converted into fire, and the world was on the eve of a general conflagration, whilst the peal, which instantly followed, was like the explosion of a gunpowder magazine.
130 ページ - The destructive powers of this hurricane will never be forgotten. Some houses were turned regularly bottom up. One large well-built house was carried by the force of the wind from off its foundation, and now stands upright in the middle of the street. The fort at the entrance of the harbour is levelled with the foundation, and the 24 pounders thrown down. It looks as if it had been battered to pieces by cannon shot.
97 ページ - It was in vain to think of flying; the swiftest horse or fastest sailing ship could be of no use to carry us out of this danger, and the full persuasion of this riveted me as if to the spot where I stood, and let the camels gain on me so much in my state of lameness that it was with some difficulty I could overtake them.