Smith, Hamilton Lanphere, 1819-1903. [from old catalog] · Cleveland, M. C. Younglove and company · leaf 144
d by a whirlwind to pass beyond, or up to it, andat the polar regions, the air seldom becomes as hot as is requiredto form hail storms. Different names have been given to the va-rious forms of clouds, derived from their appearance and charac-ter, we will briefly notice them. First, we have,… … from its flexuous form, and is not unlike a bunch of wool pulledout into fine pointed ends. After a continuance of fine weatherthe cirrus is often observed at great heights like a fine white linestretching across the sky. The peculiar form of cirrus shown in 142 THE WORLD. the engraving, called…
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