The world: or, first lessons in astronomy and geology, in connetion with the present and past condition of our globe.. (1848)
Smith, H. L. (Hamilton Lanphere), 1819-1903 · Cleveland, M. C. Younglove and company · leaf 146
whirlwind to pass beyond, or up to it, and at the polar regions, the air seldom becomes as hot as is required to 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, occurring… … from its flexuons form, and ix not unlike a bunch of wool pulled out into fine pointed ends. After a continuance, of fine weather the cirrus is often observed at groat heights like a Fine white line stretching across the r:!--y. The peculiar' form of cirrus shown in r.*
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