The Hurricane Guide

About this eBook

Author

Birt, William Radcliff, 1804-1881

Title

The Hurricane Guide Being an Attempt to Connect the Rotary Gale or Revolving Storm with Atmospheric Waves.

Credits

Produced by Carlos Traversi, Janet Blenkinship, and the Online Distributed Proofreaders Europe at dp.rastko.net

Language

English

LoC Class

QC: Science: Physics

Subject

Storms

Category

Text

eBook-No.

18534

Project Gutenberg

https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/18534

Release Date

June 8, 2006

Copyright

Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1. 1.THE — HURRICANE GUIDE: — BEING — AN ATTEMPT TO CONNECT THE
2. 2.ATMOSPHERIC WAVES. — INCLUDING INSTRUCTIONS FOR OBSERVING THE PHÆNOMENA OF THE WAVES AND STORMS; — PRACTICAL DIRECTIONS FOR AVOIDING THE CENTRES OF THE LATTER. — BY
3. 3.WILLIAM RADCLIFF BIRT.
4. 4.PREFACE.
5. 5.CONTENTS.
6. 6.NOTICE. — THE — HURRICANE GUIDE.
7. 7.CHAPTER I. — PHÆNOMENA OF REVOLVING STORMS. — LOWER LATITUDES. — HIGHER LATITUDES. — RIGHT-HAND SEMICIRCLE. — LEFT-HAND SEMICIRCLE.
8. 8.CHAPTER II. — PHÆNOMENA OF ATMOSPHERIC WAVES.
9. 9.CHAPTER III. — OBSERVATIONS. — SECTION I.—INSTRUMENTS. — II.—TIMES OF OBSERVATION. — III.—LOCALITIES FOR ADDITIONAL OBSERVATIONS. — IV.—STORMS, HURRICANES, AND TYPHOONS. — V.—SEASONS FOR EXTRA OBSERVATIONS.
10. 10.CHAPTER IV. — Practical Directions for Avoiding the Centres of Rotating Storms. — HURRICANE MOVING FROM SOUTH TO NORTH. — RIGHT-HAND SEMICIRCLE. — LEFT-HAND SEMICIRCLE. — HURRICANE MOVING FROM NORTH TO SOUTH. — RIGHT-HAND SEMICIRCLE. — LEFT-HAND SEMICIRCLE. — HURRICANE MOVING PROM WEST TO EAST. — RIGHT-HAND SEMICIRCLE. — LEFT-HAND SEMICIRCLE. — HURRICANE MOVING FROM NORTH-WEST TO SOUTH-EAST. — RIGHT-HAND SEMICIRCLE. — LEFT-HAND SEMICIRCLE.
11. 11.APPENDIX. — TABLE I.—Correction to be added to Barometers for Capillary Action.
12. 12.FOOTNOTES

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