Dew was once supposed to fall softly from the heavens. To this belief may be ascribed many poetical phrases. Dew does not, though, fall in the exact mean* ing of the term. The condensation of watery vapour follows upon the chilling of the air. The earth cools towards night most rapidly near the ground. Grass and other vegetation cook more rapidly than th* air above it. The air in contact with plants, thus drilled, deposits its moisture upon the leaves of the plants in dew. When the chilling of the air proceeds further, the moisture may be precipitated to a considerable height above the earth's surface. It then becomes fog.
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Auckland Star, Volume LXXI, Issue 308, 28 December 1940, Page 8
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