The Hurricane Guide / Being an Attempt to Connect the Rotary Gale or Revolving Storm with Atmospheric Waves.
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Chapters (100)
- THE HURRICANE GUIDE:
- BEING
- AN ATTEMPT TO CONNECT THE
- ROTATORY GALE OR REVOLVING STORM
- WITH
- ATMOSPHERIC WAVES.
- INCLUDING INSTRUCTIONS FOR OBSERVING THE PHÆNOMENA OF THE WAVES AND STORMS;
- PRACTICAL DIRECTIONS FOR AVOIDING THE CENTRES OF THE LATTER.
- WILLIAM RADCLIFF BIRT.
- PREFACE.
- CONTENTS.
- NOTICE.
- THE HURRICANE GUIDE.
- CHAPTER I.
- PHÆNOMENA OF REVOLVING STORMS.
- LOWER LATITUDES.
- HIGHER LATITUDES.
- RIGHT-HAND SEMICIRCLE.
- LEFT-HAND SEMICIRCLE.
- CHAPTER II.
- PHÆNOMENA OF ATMOSPHERIC WAVES.
- 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.
- 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.
- APPENDIX.
- TABLE I.—Correction to be added to Barometers for Capillary Action.
- FOOTNOTES
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