Observations on the Winds and Monsoons: Illustrated with a Chart, and Accompanied with Notes, Geographical and Meteorological |
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60 degrees amongst April Arabian Atlantic Ocean atmosphere autumn beginning body Cape Cape Comorin causes clouds coast of Africa coast of Coromandel commencement consequently considerable continued course current of air earth east eastward Egypt electrical equinox Europe evaporation Ganges Gulf of Bengal Gulf of Guinea Harmattan Hayman Rooke hemisphere hurricanes Imaus inches India inferior current islands July June Khumseen land wind latitude latter light likewise longitude Madagascar Madras Malabar coast Mansfield Woodhouse mean heat Mediterranean moisture months motion mountains N. W. wind nearly Nile nilometer northern northward observed particularly perennial wind Persian point of rarefaction Pondicherry prevail probably produce quantity of rain rarefaction rarefied restore the equilibrium rivers S. E. perennial S. W. monsoon season ships situated snow solstice southern southward squalls summer supposed Tartary temperature thence thermometer tropic Upper Egypt vapours variable violent weather westerly westward whilst whirlwinds wind blows winter