THE UPPER AIR.
In a recont leciurc Professor Dewar spoke ü bout the constitution of the upper atmosphere. The constituents up to a height of libout nine milea had been a'certnit'.cd lo be pre^cii- in practically the fame pi-oportinn as al the sea-level ; but theory rhowed that theie mtft be a continuous \ imtion in tho'-c constituents at gioatei 1 height. Thu>-, at oiphlven miles the Citibuuic acid bhouid disappear, while at thittj-:cvea the oxygen, and at fixtytv.o tho nitioj»cn, should have gore. Hence )t v;m noi iv be exnotlctl th:it much rir.u:;'O should be dclcc.fd in tlio •".unpli 1-*1 -* hitherto biou,*h. down by b;i!100.,' ; bul ho belie\'j'. ii would 1)3 found jM-s : V.e in tli. % future to ;;ot samples I)/ U'l't'iifi of belief)! i from height^ ot* ti'o.ity imV\ \\\ -■ her time vai an in-ter;>l.ru-t3ry .-imy-i'lu're, or whether our iitii'o-ijliGK? was iib'oSuve'y limUed to a l' r "iu (>f For"." 1 life," nrlL's, was a dv.juiic! ""J:^. i>u- r -''O^' held s''.tt inter-j-lai'v •"•}• .- [\v c li <! io '.'I s ; R'.ld iu> tentpeiotf.iv', p'.(.. ! :-r •• n t i: hal a temperature of something liko 284 deg. F
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Evening Post, Volume LXIII, Issue 153, 28 June 1902, Page 3 (Supplement)
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185THE UPPER AIR. Evening Post, Volume LXIII, Issue 153, 28 June 1902, Page 3 (Supplement)
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